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Jarret Jarvis Should You Self-Manage or Hire a Property Manager for Your Chicago House Hack?
31 January 2025 | 2 replies
Property managers have established vendor relationships and can handle issues quickly.Cons of Hiring a Property Manager❌ Lower Profit Margins – Management fees (typically 8-12% of monthly rent) eat into your cash flow, which can be a dealbreaker if your margins are tight.❌ Less Control Over Tenants & Maintenance – You won’t be as involved in selecting tenants or overseeing repairs, which might lead to decisions you wouldn’t have made yourself.❌ Not All Property Managers Are Great – A bad property manager can neglect your property, overcharge for repairs, or poorly handle tenant relations, leading to unnecessary headaches.Which Option Is Right for You?
Enrique Hernandez Second investment 1st FixNFlip deal
12 February 2025 | 0 replies
Fix and flip for profit was kind of a no brainer since I could do all the work myself.
Akintunde Aboaba Seeking Advice on Starting Real Estate Investment in 2025
22 January 2025 | 3 replies
Residential property rental: Could this be a scalable and profitable approach, or is it too risky?
Ben Fernandez Renovating in York, PA
5 February 2025 | 1 reply
After staging, it was sold to a retail buyer for a strong profit, demonstrating the potential for significant returns by buying from motivated sellers, renovating strategically, and selling at retail.
Ben Fernandez Renovating in York, PA
5 February 2025 | 0 replies
The home was then sold for a profit, providing a strong return on investment.
Bob Judge New Member Introduction
25 January 2025 | 6 replies
I believe starting with something smaller will help me build the knowledge I need before considering larger deals down the road.
Ryan Rabbitt Off Market Lead Generation - FuelPoint
4 February 2025 | 4 replies
In my limited experience with a similar service, they will send you leads and even make offers but you still need to do your due diligence and make sure it's a profitable deal for you.
Mitchell E Johansson Land Management Analysis
4 February 2025 | 1 reply
It is a very long term investment but would sell for insane profits C.
Sanjai Dayal Own commercial building, I use 2 of 7 offices for medical business- pay myself?
29 January 2025 | 4 replies
Additionally, if your goal is to maximize personal financial benefits, consider profit distributions from the property-owning LLC, which may provide tax flexibility depending on your situation.By adhering to FMV, maintaining proper documentation, and structuring the lease agreement carefully, you can optimize tax benefits while staying compliant.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.
Kyle Kline Short Note Investing
28 January 2025 | 7 replies
In order to do this you need to have deal flow and you need to know 1) How to recognize a good, profitable deal, 2) How to put together funds quickly to buy the deal before someone else does and in such a way where you are protected and the deal is protected, 3) How to run the project so that you follow the budget and don't overspend or overbuild, 4) How to attract an end buyer or a renter and which documents to use to protect yourself and the buyer, 5) If you are going to keep the property then you need to know how to set up the property from the start to best help you in the refinance later, and 6) You need to know how you are planning on managing the property from the beginning in order to make sure it will be profitable at the end.