Jonathan Baptiste
What I learned after 1 year of house hacking
17 January 2025 | 11 replies
Lost job?
Tomas Falcon
21 and want to get into the community
28 December 2024 | 7 replies
I would focus on getting a solid job/career then going into a house hack.
Stephanie Menard
Expensive lesson by leaving one clause out of rental agreement
19 January 2025 | 41 replies
I have had several cases where I finally got cops or government officials to only do their job after being very loud to the newspapers, but it does work.
James Dugan
Fannie Mae / FHA 203k lenders for DFW?
3 January 2025 | 9 replies
Your job is in Dallas, you are owner occupied?
Travis Tamillo
Active duty turned Realtor
11 January 2025 | 13 replies
I'm curious how you would handle managing when working a full-time job in the military.
Puneet Mahi
Texas or Florida?
2 January 2025 | 10 replies
are areas worth looking into if you want a balance of family living and business opportunity.Texas PerspectiveTexas is a great market for long-term rentals, especially in cities like Austin, Dallas, or Houston, where population and job growth are booming.
Steffany Boldrini
Seeking Advice: Issues with Jenny Yi, an STR Designer
4 January 2025 | 20 replies
.* Work Quality: Jenny never showed up to the house, she sent 2 people instead, she never mentioned she would not show up herself, she never asked for approval to send two others instead, they did not complete the job, and there were multiple unauthorized charges on my card.* Receipts and Expenses: Once I brought to Jenny's attention that we were 20k above budget, she refused for days to give me the receipts, saying that I needed to give her my credit card statement first.
Shakthi Kamal
Is a min of 2% rent to price ratio needed for positive cashflow in today's market?
6 January 2025 | 2 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
Owen Reeter
College Student Beginner
6 January 2025 | 3 replies
Since I’m still in school I don’t have much money, I’m trying to learn as much as I can about real estate so that way once I get a job out of college and a steady income I’ll know what to do with my money.
Kris Lou
Any local Investor Meetups?? Looking to network!
30 December 2024 | 3 replies
You may also want to check the Columbus OH market - great macroeconomics with lots of job and population growth along with major companies developing here that drive strong rental demand.