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30 December 2024 | 24 replies
those are large deposits your doing very good for your owners with those compared to what i see in other markets Wow. !!
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26 December 2024 | 5 replies
We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.
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10 January 2025 | 22 replies
The softwares that Houston Housing Athority and Harris County Athority are enough to get a good idea on what you'll be making and how your house compare with the others.
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24 December 2024 | 6 replies
Ensure your flip profits exceed the LOC costs, maintain a financial buffer, and compare it to private or hard money loans.
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29 December 2024 | 12 replies
@Luke H.If the buyer is living in the property now it’s a consumer loan compared to a loan to an investor and will kick in a lot more regulationsYou can’t do a balloon less than 5 years, need to have it serviced by a licensed servicer, will have to go by interest rate usury laws, collect escrow…..I would not loan on this property to an owner occupant
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23 December 2024 | 5 replies
It isn't the metric you can talk about on a national scale, but if you keep buying the same product in the same area it is a very easy quick and dirty method to know how you are doing compared to other buys.
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26 December 2024 | 5 replies
Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.
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27 December 2024 | 22 replies
A fourplex means four times the appliances, plumbing, HVAC, water heater, and other repairs, driving up maintenance expenses compared to a single family.In Las Vegas, multi-family properties attract transient tenants, like singles or couples without children, who typically stay 1 to 2 years.
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26 December 2024 | 18 replies
I would go off of comparable cap rates when dictating the sales price.
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25 December 2024 | 11 replies
Managing the operation myself could save money and provide better control compared to working with out-of-state properties.