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9 January 2025 | 116 replies
Great start to your career and I am sure your a big inspiration to the young investors who yearn to be landlords.
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20 December 2024 | 12 replies
From a landlord perspective, its great to be able to provide these simple services/amenities at no cost to us, yet empower the tenant to enroll in programs like this.
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30 December 2024 | 6 replies
The right idea is going to be the bread and butter.1) Ideal location2) Quality properties over quantity of properties3) 1.25x DSCR4) Intention to hold no less than 8, but ideally 12+ years.5) Sufficient cap reserves6) Mechanisms to enhance cash flow(via alt investing or house strategies).7) Liability protection through no PG loans(if possible), LLC formation, property management and being a diligent landlord.8) Invest deeper, before wider.Now if you're talking where to invest, different information.
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25 December 2024 | 11 replies
I see that alot of Landlords are removing Appliances.
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22 December 2024 | 2 replies
Long term financing ensures solid, residual net-profit income without being a landlord How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?
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24 December 2024 | 44 replies
Plus, Tennessee is a landlord-friendly state, which makes it easier to manage properties compared to more restrictive areas.There’s also a growing community of out-of-state investors looking at Memphis because it offers a great balance of affordability and return on investment.
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23 December 2024 | 5 replies
For instance, cities like Chicago are known for landlord-tenant laws that skew heavily in favor of tenants, and that risk should be baked into your underwriting.What’s your take on balancing short-term cash flow with long-term equity growth?
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24 December 2024 | 5 replies
A child gets exposed to fentanyl in the property, CO poisoning, or someone gets shot in the property and then landlord gets sued.
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27 December 2024 | 34 replies
.- S8 tenants don['t want to pay application fees- S8 tenants cry broke about paying security deposits- S8 tenants in the program for 10+ years claim ignoreance on filling out their paperwork because they've learned a desperate landlord will do it for them.If you want a S8 tenant, you MUST advertise on www.AffordableHousing.com
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30 December 2024 | 5 replies
Poor first impression of landlord, kills me to replace a perfectly working (newer) fridge over cosmetics.