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Alex Minter New to Real Estate Investing
23 January 2025 | 23 replies
STRs have a huge earning potential but it's definitely something that takes a lot of time, patience, and effort these days.
Robert Ok Best Real Estate Coaching Programs
14 January 2025 | 11 replies
You'll be hard pressed to find a coach that teaches Lacrosse, rugby, cricket, and shot put.Also, a coach is typically used to accelerate growth, not get you started.
Kyle Fitch Why Real Estate Over Stock Market?
6 January 2025 | 57 replies
This would typically occur only if you are over extended.  
Reyna Ayala How many bank checking /saving accounts are needed as a first time landlord
8 January 2025 | 10 replies
Typically, if you have a mortgage, the mortgage company will collect taxes and insurance when you pay,  so there is not really any budgeting required for this.
Stanley Nguyen Tax on private lending fund
21 January 2025 | 14 replies
Relatively small amounts of interest income ($1600+ per year) is the highest taxed form of income I have found if you have kids at home.After earning a few grand in interest, It takes away my child tax credits and gives me an effective tax rate of 70%.   
Alex Fenske I bought a neighborhood strip center and brought no money to the closing
20 January 2025 | 3 replies
He had already been working with another agent for some time, but he was willing to give me a shot.Over the next few months I earned the spot as his go-to agent, selling him one or two homes a month and helping him find tenants after the renovations were complete.
Murtuza Khoja Considering buying a STR in Kissimmee
26 January 2025 | 2 replies
Which size of home is typically perform best on a cost benefit analysis?
Jerry Nogueras NYC Residents- Which areas outside NYC have you seen the most success for rentals?
27 January 2025 | 6 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
Elan Adler My experience buying a turnkey cash flowing (kinda) turnkey rental outside Huntsville
19 January 2025 | 18 replies
Out-of-state investing makes the most sense for me—it’s impossible to cash flow anywhere near me, and moving wouldn’t make sense because I wouldn’t be able to earn the same wages or find the same kind of jobs.Before this purchase, I already owned two properties: a long-term rental outside Houston, Texas, and a short-term rental in the Sierras in California.
Daniel Amsalem Please help keep northern VA STR-friendly
17 January 2025 | 10 replies
My suggestions:* Requiring code compliance and safety equipment is absolutely valid and should be part of the regulations* Requiring owners live within 15 miles is not necessary since poor hosts whether they're local or distant will violate the 3-5 warning system and earn a suspension.