David W.
Should I Build My Own ADU - Multi Unit?
27 January 2025 | 6 replies
We act as GC on our efforts but we have gotten tired of the effort involved.
Mitch Smith
How Tiered Returns Has Helped Us Structure Our Private Lending Deals
17 January 2025 | 3 replies
Encourages Larger Investments: By offering higher returns at higher tiers, you incentivize investors to allocate more capital to your projects.Builds Long-Term Relationships: Investors appreciate being rewarded for deeper commitments, which helps foster trust and repeat business.Scales with Your Business: This structure can align with the complexity or scale of your projects, ensuring that you have the resources you need while staying competitive in the market.Key Benefits to InvestorsSecurity: Deals can be secured by tangible assets, such as a deed of trust or promissory note, providing peace of mind.Flexibility: Payments can be structured to suit the investor’s needs—monthly, quarterly, or upon project completion.Attractive Returns: With returns starting at 15%, investors often see better yields than traditional investment vehicles, like stocks or mutual funds.How We’ve Implemented ThisThis structure works particularly well for our large renovation or development projects where multiple investors may be involved.
Cameron K.
Seeking Feedback: Market Rent Research Platform
27 January 2025 | 1 reply
One thing I’ve always done is focus on the 75th percentile of the rent estimates, as my properties tend to fall into that range (very nice, but small with no amenities).While I think there will always be some manual research involved, the current platforms lack key functionality that could be easily implemented with the available market data and technology.1.Quality Metrics:•Filter comps to match the quality of your rentals.
Bob Judge
Connecting with Canadian Investors Buying Properties in USA
28 January 2025 | 5 replies
Specifically, I am interested in learning more about syndications, working with lenders, lawyers, CPAs, and other professionals involved in cross-border real estate deals.
Leslie L Meneus
Is Franchising/Business Ownership "Really" Not Considered REI?
27 January 2025 | 3 replies
Unfortunately almost every franchise involves renting the occupied space when the property would have made more money than the business.
Taylor Jernigan
Best place to find actual private money lenders and not brokers?
23 January 2025 | 3 replies
Find an older one who'd rather sit back and get the interest than the higher return higher involvement of another flip.
Daniel Dubeck
Gap funding
28 January 2025 | 14 replies
I happen to be looking for gap funders myself for a number of my house flip projects in Houston, TX and finding gap funders or any kind of private money involves a lot of networking and putting myself out there to meet potential lenders.
Polat Caglayan
Detroit or Cleveland?
17 January 2025 | 27 replies
Detroit would be a solid option if you're strategy involves a little more risk for potentially higher cash flow.
Evan Bonnell
Mold problem won't go away!!!
28 January 2025 | 1 reply
Yes, I have been involved with several "mold" properties that still had high mold levels after remediation.
Cosmo DePinto
Best places to invest in Georgia
27 January 2025 | 2 replies
For reference, we're heavily involved in the co-living space, which is an unorthodox strategy but can perform exceptionally well with the right property and systems in place.