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Anita Z. How do you screen an STR tenant ?
25 December 2024 | 22 replies
@Michael Baum @Grant Woodward @John Underwood @Bruce Woodruff @Terry Ouimet   @Andrew Street @Patricia Andriolo-Bull @Andrew Steffens @Jake Baker Appreciate all the valuable input from your experience!  
Fed Finjap Reflecting on my first year house hacking a 3-flat in Chicago
2 January 2025 | 11 replies
My street is pretty peaceful, lots of families.
Craig Sparling Who's got metrics for me? GRMs, CAPRates, YOY Growth, Median Income vs median rent
23 December 2024 | 5 replies
Real estate's "gross rent multiplier" is Wall Street's "sales to revenue",  "cap rate" is roughly "P/E ratio".When evaluating markets and investments I tend to start with GRM (or lazily the 1% rule), then attempt to return a cap rate based on assumptions about costs, then I work my way to multiple years of projections (assumptions about inflation, amortization, tax benefits, etc), and if I am partnering with one of my smart friends I have to pull up an IRR (internal rate of return).I also look at regional employment levels, median income to rent ratio in the zip code etc. 
Keegan Felix Full time working mom of 3 in my 40's with 8K to invest
9 January 2025 | 21 replies
Create columns for Name, Street Address, City, State, Zip and then contact info: Last Contact, Relationship, Status, Email & Phone.IMPORTANT: do NOT ask people for THEIR business, ask for referrals!
Marc Shin Necessary to include photos of the exterior of the property?
20 December 2024 | 12 replies
I consul them to always include a street view of the property, from across the street, showing the entire house in situ, in order to answer the question for the guests (who have never been there before): "What are we looking for as we drive down the street" My 2 cents,Mike
Fred Robertson Pier & Beam Foundation Heaving
19 December 2024 | 3 replies
All the other houses on the street seem to be fine.   
Sophie Sawyer My experience with Sunrise Capital (Mobile Home Fund)
29 January 2025 | 68 replies
I'm pretty sure that's why the shop down the street also hired a manager to sell their tee shirts. 
Chris Primavera Considering first time STR investment in Gatlinburg area, looking for advice.
28 December 2024 | 12 replies
@Andrew Street Thanks Andrew, I just sent a invite to connect. 
NA L Harrison Where to rent with 13 dogs?
23 December 2024 | 4 replies
This is a summarized version of events, but stray I rescued off the street gave birth to 7 puppies, bringing my total to 13.