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Jonathan Baptiste What I learned after 1 year of house hacking
17 January 2025 | 11 replies
Some high and lowlights:- I had one tenant that brought German cockroaches in and then blamed it on me- Same tenant asking if her daughter can visit but failed to mention it was 5 more very noisy people- another tenant having constant loud arguments with his gf- tenant saved some of my stuff when the house flooded due to a pipe burst and another time during a monster rain storm.
Marie Copul W2 Income +500k - What's the best real estate investing strategy for me to scale?
6 January 2025 | 25 replies
I’d hate to see you walk away from that high an income and regret it.
Danielle B. Out-of-State - Ohio Section 8 Housing
29 January 2025 | 22 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
Alex R. Southern Impression Homes
14 January 2025 | 27 replies
Maintenance and admins fees are high.
Gregory Schwartz "Am I experienced enough to raise outside capital?"
29 January 2025 | 32 replies
There are a lot of high character folks who get sucked into garbage Co-GP style guru programs.
Jorge Caceres Utilities included worth the risk?
7 January 2025 | 28 replies
We did get much lower costs when we changed to minisplits but the initial cost is high.
John Friendas Curbside Auction House Not Like Listing
6 January 2025 | 7 replies
I highly recommend a book called Foreclosures Unlocked by Matthew Tortoriello and Kevin Shippee.  
Jeremy Dugan Apsiring RE Investor // Western, MA & Northern, CT
7 January 2025 | 5 replies
I'm an experienced project manager with hundreds of cradle-to-grave efforts under my belt, including building project scopes and budgets, evaluating contract proposals, and managing construction to maintain the delivery of high quality products on-time and in budget.Penny is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), serving the community mental health needs of parents, children and families.We both recognize we have an immense opportunity to serve our community and want to capitalize on the blessings we have been provided so that we can continue serving our neighbors.My wife, Penny, and I are looking to transition into commercial multi-family real estate in 2025.
Jonathan Sanchez Pricing Strategy - What is your approach?
16 January 2025 | 13 replies
Some of the national data sites have pricing suggestions that run both high and low.
Paul Novak Small & Mighty Real Estate Investing
21 January 2025 | 14 replies
There are numerous threads about sub to and many investors believe it is a high risk strategy (especially for seller) and believe buyers who use it “take advantage” of naive sellers.