David R Pustelnik
Looking to maximize my potential with rental properties
16 January 2025 | 7 replies
To maximize your chances of success, recommend sharing that and the percent increase in taxes & ins with tenant and asking them what they think a fair increase is.- If they say $0-$50, you'll have to get rid of them at end of current lease.- If they are more reasonable you may want to accept if for now, but let them know you'd be doing regular increases to get the rent more inline with market rent.Too many newbies here will tell you to get market rent or get rid of the tenant.
Sean Michael
Making Sense of San Diego Real Estate (Renting and Investing vs Buying)
5 January 2025 | 12 replies
Even with the recent rate increase of the last couple of years, f/f is significantly below S&P lifetime return.
Erika Andersen
Advice on working with a home buyer's RE agent using an hourly rate?
23 January 2025 | 8 replies
The top agents would be charging like attorneys and make more money then the 2-3 percent they would get from the seller.
Rob Barth
Renting properties at or below mortgage payment
9 January 2025 | 12 replies
I think the 50 percent rule is dumb, but that may be just me.
Michael Klinger
Ideas on $25K loan for multi-family working captial?
6 January 2025 | 11 replies
The LTV of the loans I’d conservatively gauge at about 35 percent.
Torrean Edwards
Stepping out on faith, but looking for support/advice
20 January 2025 | 18 replies
Many times, when i replace a water heater and take a look into some of the short pipes that connect, they are approx 80 percent closed.
Michael Calvey
Stop Screwing Up Your Airbnb Listing Title — Here’s The Fast Fix
4 January 2025 | 9 replies
100 percent!
Tom Hall
is it a good idea to pay of my mortgage fast?
6 January 2025 | 28 replies
I included stats on percent unleveraged purchases and that many of those fairly low percent cash purchases in fact use unseen leverage HML, private lending, etc and some are short term cash holds such as a flip or a brrrr that gets financed not long after purchase.
Josue Ramos
Best Markets To Invest
4 January 2025 | 35 replies
I'd rather see a comparison of dollar amounts rather than percentages - they may have similar percents but the absolute dollar amounts should be quite different.