We also let tenants know we will not be raising rents at this time and that tends to put them at ease.

If that's the case, you could think about not raising rent and moving over utilities instead.

This is not about raising the rent; if they paid on time like my other tenants, there would be no problem.Please let me know your thoughts on this.Thanks,Ash

Hi everyone, I found a home through a connection that was left to owner in a will and is off market. The owner wants $300k for it and the sale of remodeled comparables in last 4 months is around $500K. I have done my ...

use a credit card.

Knowing that ahead of time, it has got my wheels turning on options to raise the potential 20-25% that would be needed.

I want to take a year to have relationships ready, raise my familiarity with the process, and learn what not to buy before I start making deals.Any major flaw to this in Albuquerques market?

We will underwrite the building using solid/conservative information on gross income (what are market rates, can we raise rents over 2-3 years, what reno needed to get to market, how do are units stack up compared to others, what is market vacancy, etc.), what we can achieve not what the current owner has done.   

Is it easy to get credit cards in Canada?

I was born and raised in the Oakland area so I know the market really well.