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James Wise Real Estate Trivia-What % of Realtors own investment property?
18 December 2015 | 79 replies
@Federico Gutierrez cool!
Mark Neiger Broker to me: "Your expectations are too high"
12 December 2015 | 34 replies
Instead, use it as a way to make money and educate yourself in the space during a hot market, then transition back to an investor when things cool off.Other options would be to flip SFRs or go work with/for a developer... this would be a good way to get yourself on the path to becoming a developer yourself someday. 
Aaron Mariano Starting a partnership
13 December 2015 | 3 replies
Decide all that stuff now while you have cool heads, if you don't and then try to do it when tempers or emotions are high, well it will not be nice.
Rio Tomlin Waterfront Mixed-Use With Dock!
11 December 2015 | 4 replies
The boat slips are rented seasonally, paid up front, and currently generates $2,000/month (when averaged over the year).Total monthly income: $11,250 ($135,000/year)Expenses run very low, from what we can tell, listed annual expense:RE Taxes :12,000Insurance: $6,500Water + Common Electric: $3,000 (heat and hot water is paid by tenant)Maintenance + Repairs: $2,000Management: $10,000If we do 40% down ($700,000) and finance $1,050,000 @ 4% over 15 years: $93,300.Add for vacancy, misc, etc...  
Matt Motil Evernote v. Podio v. Asana v. Something else I don't even know!
17 December 2015 | 10 replies
He's a hell of a lot smarter than me and gets into some cool technical stuff in addition to keeping it basic.Cheers!
Donald Crockett Slab House, Drain Line, What if?
13 December 2015 | 6 replies
@Donald Crockett, research trenchles line replacement, pipe bursting, pipe lining... modern day processes are pretty cool and much less invasive.
Jack B. Aha! The importance of regular/annual inspections
15 December 2015 | 14 replies
I decided to just book an inspection since I needed to get some pics of a water heater I need to replace (with the one tenant that has not been visited recently).
Ryan Shaw Phantom Dryer
16 December 2015 | 7 replies
A high-limit thermostat will let the dryer run again once everything cools back down. 
Lane Kawaoka Best Practices for CRM or Keeping in Touch with Friends
22 December 2015 | 2 replies
Or is a separate CRM/excel document what the cool kids are doing?
Michael Brunner Wisconsin 8 unit deal analysis
15 December 2015 | 11 replies
Utility Expense includes electric to common areas and water to the 4-unit.