Rafael Ro
Safe and stable investment: Do I buy rental properties or keep money in a HYSA?
11 January 2025 | 67 replies
This approach mitigates risk while leveraging your resources effectively.Looks like your household could qualify as REPS and really offset your taxes if your portfolio is optimized.
Tyler Kesling
Funding Your First Deal
7 January 2025 | 16 replies
It markets our properties, screens our tenants, collects our rent, deposits it into our bank accounts, has full accounting and reporting features, has a tenant facing web portal & app where tenants can log in and report maintenance issues and see their account, etc, for $2/door/month - but they have a $45 minimum monthly fee... so up until you cross 22 doors it would be $45.
Kerry G.
What are good resources for short term rental laws
5 December 2024 | 10 replies
Therefore, I try to find a more user friendly web site that can distill the above into something that is readable.
Shawn Parsh
Social Media Marketing Advice
9 December 2024 | 12 replies
I found some amazing tutorials on YouTube itself that taught me the basics of video editing and optimizing titles and thumbnails.
Mike Miller
Any Cloud Brokerages that Do Not Require You to Join a MLS?
14 December 2024 | 36 replies
Listings are on their own company web page or one of the mls type listing services.
Samantha Suero
New member from Baltimore
10 December 2024 | 13 replies
I would try to get a 5 or 6 month lease at cheap after a washer dryer add then renew in June for a higher amount or register it then and optimize the rent.
Steve K.
Anyone Else Fed Up With Loan Servicing Companies?
8 January 2025 | 33 replies
I’d prefer less outsourcing on behalf of the banks and fewer web portals/ apps/ servicing companies because in my experience the more entities involved the more glitches, so adding a VA and another layer of software to the mix doesn’t sound inviting.
Imani Naomi
Good Times to Invest vs Bad Times to Invest
3 December 2024 | 3 replies
Phase #1 - Recovery - characterized by high vacancy rates and no new construction- rent, during this phase, is flat or declining- owners offer rent concessions to avoid their property occupancy rate from decliningPhase #2 - Expansions- characterized by declining vacancy and the start of new construction- occupancy improves, concessions are not being offered, and rental rates being to growPhase #3 - Hyper Supply - characterized by new construction and vacancy rates beginning to rise - rental rates begin to grow at a slow rate- rent concession are being offerred due to the new construction in the area [in the hope of retaining current renters]Phase #4 - Recession - characterized by the completion of construction and a decline in occupancy rates - concessions are abundant to avoid high move-out rates Here are some foundational truths about optimizing your investments:#1 sow seeds of success in the down times - "The season of failure is the best time for sowing seeds of success."
Samuel Richardson
New to BiggerPockets and Rental Investments Looking to Network
4 December 2024 | 15 replies
From my experience, to succeed in multifamily investing, focus on networking through local meetups, online forums, and professional connections, leveraging your CPA skills to analyze deals and optimize deductions.
Vivan Bhalla
RentToRetirement.com Review - Beware of this scam
16 December 2024 | 43 replies
My review reflects both my optimism and my apprehensions as a new investor, and I'm still navigating the process.