Rene Hosman
WTF is a land swap?
16 January 2025 | 13 replies
In 2021 there were two competing ballot measures that the citizens of Denver voted on - one measure from open-space advocates that would continue to prevent WIP from developing this parcel, the second measure sponsored by the WIP themselves that would exempt the property from the current zoning restrictions.
Ryan Ruppert
Shopify for own STR website?
20 January 2025 | 7 replies
WordPress, especially when paired with plugins like WP Rentals or a property management system, offers more flexibility for custom features like dynamic calendars, booking systems, and integrations with platforms like Airbnb.If you're planning to grow beyond a few properties, WordPress can handle that expansion better since you can continuously customize it as your business needs change.
Matt Huber
AstroBlaster - anybody use this?
20 January 2025 | 15 replies
There were many other questions when I read over the three different term sections that needed agreement to continue with the service, but I never got a response from support on the major noncommercial use clause.Plus, if over 2,600 people are using the product, how many times do you think an agent is going to get messages from various investors through the platform?
Jacob Kurian
Newbie FHA Loan
16 December 2024 | 5 replies
However, we typically use the FHA-203k loan because it involves a renovation, which I highly recommend if you are looking to really boost your equity and have the cost of the renovation wrapped into your loan with a VERY LOW AMOUNT OUT OF POCKET.I like the FHA loan, but honestly, the Fannie May Home Style is an even better product at this point because you just have to bring a bit more cash to the table 5% vs. 3.5% (w/ FHA), but you have a bit more flexibility.
Josh Edelman
Las Vegas Market + News for December
5 January 2025 | 0 replies
.📈 Interest Rates UpdateMortgage rates remained steady above 7% this week.For context:2017–2021 rates: 3.65%–4.87%Pre-pandemic average: 4.16%While today’s rates are higher, Las Vegas home prices continue to rise.
Jonathan Small
Case Study: Cockroaches to Cash Flow
30 December 2024 | 1 reply
Hindsight Critique•Continue to build relationships to increase deal flow•Property manager (Mercer Hughes) is critical to completing renovations and quick tenant placement•Continue to build relationships with private lenders and personal investors•Have cash available to make quick competitive offers Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?
Scott Trench
2025-2026 Might Be One of the Best Stretches to Purchase Multifamily Since 2010-2011
3 January 2025 | 8 replies
If curious, here are the last two: Jan 2023: Multifamily Real Estate is At Risk of CrashingFeb 2024: Multifamily is at High Risk of Continuing It's Historic CrashI think that the title for my 2025 analysis (likely Jan/Feb publication will be something more like:Multifamily is Finally Going to Hit Rock Bottom in Q2/Q3 2025 - Get Ready to Buy a LOT of itAs usual, I like to publish my draft thoughts here to get input from key players in the space and these forums, especially folks like @Brian Burke, to see if I am missing any high level areas, before I get into the weeds and look at the data more deeply and regionally.
Preethi S.
Difficult Property Management company
3 January 2025 | 8 replies
What is not helpful is the assumption that some responders made that the root cause is the PM's communication style was not to my "liking".
Rene Hosman
What do you consider a "good" cash flow for a property in 2024?
7 January 2025 | 22 replies
Once that amount is reached, then continue setting aside cash for the next investment purchase.
Kiley Costa
Pay Off STR or Invest in Another Property?
11 January 2025 | 9 replies
My vote is if you are going to continue to buy, you need to utilize leverage.