Griffin Malcolm
Options for Using Two Vacant Plots of Land
10 January 2025 | 8 replies
Plot 1: 2024 market value of $6,900. 45x120Plot 2: 2024 market value of $3,800. 100x94I'm still pretty new to the game, so I have no experience with land deals, ground up construction, zoning, things of that nature, and am wondering what the best play is.Sell one to help with acquisition costs and build an ADU on the other?
Thanh Lu
For owners, self management vs hiring a vacation rental company?
28 January 2025 | 17 replies
Keep in mind, if you're not making money, they aren't either, so they have "skin in the game".
Raul Velazquez
REI in Vancouver, BC
17 January 2025 | 9 replies
Natural appreciation usually takes holding the property for at least a few years (just depending on what the RE market does going forward).
Marc Shin
How to market to ideal guests or Avatar during the dead of winter
2 January 2025 | 12 replies
My property is located in a C+/B- neighborhood has the following landmarks nearby: -1.5 miles from a major university with a popular D1 NCAA college basketball team-1.5 miles from a children's museum-1.5 miles from an art and nature museum-1.5 miles from a beautiful nature parkIt's the dead of winter, and I'm wondering who I can market and how I can best market my property to on Airbnb.
Noel Coleman
Unlicensed & Uninsured Contractors
6 January 2025 | 7 replies
Licensed contractors have more of their "shtuff" together and thus are better at their job and naturally will cost more.
Zach Howard
Financing options for non-US citizens
2 January 2025 | 21 replies
There are rules and situations unique to each state and that is why you want to go with a local lender vice someone just reaching out to you telling you they can do it. 2) Better recourse if the lender screws something up: a local lender has more skin in the game so to speak as if they screw something up their name will be mud to local real estate agents in the deal.
Mike Levene
House Hacking In Expensive Markets
16 January 2025 | 23 replies
. - Many areas around the country allow for ADU Construction - house-hackers enjoy similar benefits to remodeling projects by being naturally on-site for ADU construction.
Jorge Abreu
Evaluating Property Managers
28 December 2024 | 1 reply
Giving them skin in the game ensures they’re just as invested in success as you are.
Salil Surendran
Converting from homeowner to landlord insurance policy
30 December 2024 | 11 replies
If there is any kind of damage to the house because of a natural cause if you approach the insurance company without a landlord's insurance they will outright deny your claim.If you have a mortgage the bank will insist that you have landlord insuranceTenant has renter's insurance.
Rene Hosman
WTF is a land swap?
16 January 2025 | 13 replies
Urban Development land swaps are often used as a strategy to: - Consolidate public land holdings - Acquire important natural or recreational areas - Facilitate development while ensuring community benefitsLand swaps can provide several benefits to communities: - Preservation of open spaces and environmentally sensitive areas - Creation of new public parks or recreational facilities - Protection of wildlife habitats and corridors - Improved land management efficiencyI searched for some Urban examples for reference: 1.