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Hanna Faris Buying my first rental property in Cleveland!
29 July 2024 | 25 replies
The rent to price ratio here almost matches the RTP ratio of the C class areas but the main trade off you experience with access to better tenants is that the taxes are higher. 
Sohail Ahmed Jokhio Seeking Guidance for a 3-Year Roadmap to Start a Career in Real Estate
29 July 2024 | 1 reply
@Sohail Ahmed Jokhio from your questions, it appears you are looking at real estate investing as a "job" or a university curriculum.There's NOTHING stopping you from accessing everything you need online - except the limits of your perceptions.Not aware of anyone here that's going to be your guidance conselor and lay out what you're asking for.
Vonetta Booker Self-managing a property long-distance - any suggestions?
28 July 2024 | 25 replies
Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.
Amanuel Gebrelibanos Having a real estate agent VS being your own real estate agent?
28 July 2024 | 21 replies
I was doing a lot of legwork and still paying RE agent for the transactions up until got my own license.pros: no commissions in your transactionseasier qualification as real estate professional to offset high W2 of spousecan get access to any house/ easy logisticsmore control in the transactionMLS access with all the information on tip of your fingers, you can move fast with the deallicense knowledge helps to make better decisions and gives broader understanding of the industrycan legally do property management for others, wholesale (many states now making outlaw to do it without license)cons:need to take an exam (it needs preparation and to be good not just barely pass you need to study)fees you pay along the way (MLS, brokerage(I signed with investor-focused on and have a monthly fee and a transaction rate))self-management including taxes and feesneed to relicense + paid education Don't forget the biggest con.
Nick L. My failure at the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Sale
31 July 2024 | 27 replies
I happened to be looking at Monday's houses briefly only because a friend asked me to comp one property's value for him (because I've got mls access as a broker and he just wanted a quickie comp) but I stopped there so I don't know about this one in Shorewood you mentioned.As far as the suburban counties, as you may have noticed, the more well off parts of MKE Cty aren't very well represented compared to the less well off areas, so when you look at the other counties (like the Waukesha Cty sheriff has a running listing of the next maybe 5 or 6 weeks of auctions on their website and each week there's usually 10 to 20 TOTAL each week and quite a few will be in the relatively few not so well off areas of the county and you'll be hard pressed to find many in Chenequa, the most expensive community in all of SE WI) Ozaukee has very few as well as Washington County and I'd guess its the same pattern there as well, but you'll have investors in all of these counties who are watching them. 
Jonathan Greene Why Most Wholesalers Fail
31 July 2024 | 18 replies
With technology and public access to MLS and other data bases, the value of and number of deals where a wholesaler can add value has declined significantly2.
Nancy Bender Investing at Margaritaville Orlando?
31 July 2024 | 46 replies
@Jillian Kitson @Nancy Bender Margaritaville and Reunion (and few condo resorts) all have rules about self managing and having access to amenities.
Noah Yashinsky Curious on Cleveland OH
29 July 2024 | 12 replies
Hi Noah, Cleveland has lots of properties that are relatively lower in price points so it's an accessible entry market.
Albert Johnson Tenants not getting along
25 July 2024 | 2 replies
Hopefully you have a lease that you can point to that spells out things like "quiet enjoyment" and no unauthorized persons living at the property for more than 2 weeks, for example.
Jenna Meditz Best All-In-One Property Management Software for First time Landlord?
29 July 2024 | 11 replies
I also house the signed leases there so that my tenants can have access to them.