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Christian Villanueva House Hack Analysis - Dickinson/ Houston/League City Texas
16 March 2019 | 7 replies
. #1 the more bathrooms the better so shoot for a 4 bed 3 bath home if possible you can charge a premium for a private bath#2 you live in one of the rooms with the shared bath and rent out the master you can charge even more for the master suite#3 if the house is clean and in good shape vacancies will not be much of an issue, there are many, many, many people looking for flexible living situations due to work transfers, divorces, transition periods, new jobs, etc...#4 People will pay a premium for a month-to-month lease (you can't really hold someone to a lease in this situation because of potential personality conflicts)#5 Make it "all bills paid" including cable and internet, people will pay a premium#6 $700/Room is not that bad, you could probably charge more if the home is nice#7 The apartments available in that area for $700/mo are NOT NICE plus there is a 12month lease typically, plus utilities, plus they have to move their furniture in, etc....#8 Remember, you are marketing the convenience, people will pay a premium for convenience#9 In my experience I have never had more than a couple weeks vacancy between tenants but both my properties were nearly new, very clean and fully furnished#10 Some clients of mine just bought a 5 bed 3.5 bath home in Clear Lake City Super Nice, upscale neighborhood, for $325k, huge house that would be perfect for a house hack.
Jay Hinrichs So much for Millenials not buying homes and renting all their lif
10 March 2019 | 65 replies
Rather, I think they define "future" differently that we do and see it as much more fluid and flexible due to technology and innovations. 
Michael Tan Closing on First Deal in Indianapolis - Closing Statement
24 March 2019 | 16 replies
I would be interested in your recommendations for a management company in the area, who you use, how many they manage for you, how flexible they are with contractor use, etc.
Christopher Pesce Lease Option for new investor.
10 March 2019 | 2 replies
However with "Subject To" you do own the property so you make more money, have more flexibility and fewer hassles.
Zhong Zhuang Realtors helping out-of-state investors
4 April 2019 | 27 replies
I'm pretty flexible regarding price point. 
Aleksey F. Would you add a 3rd Bedroom/Office here?
10 March 2019 | 7 replies
The room has maximum flexibility without a closet. 
Richard Wedlake How to grow my remodeling business
22 March 2019 | 16 replies
Only employees have that flexibility.
Serge S. Bullish on Multifamily?
23 March 2019 | 64 replies
I have flexibility to hold through an adverse cycle.
Michael Cassilly Airbnb (From Transportation Manager to Real Estate)
11 March 2019 | 1 reply
This knowledge saved me money.Secondarily having turned the unit into an Airbnb it showed me the value of the untapped short term rental market which wildly outperformed the primary rental market and gave us flexibility over tenant selection What was the outcome?
Michael Cassilly Airbnb (From Transportation Manager to Real Estate)
10 March 2019 | 0 replies
This knowledge saved me money.Secondarily having turned the unit into an Airbnb it showed me the value of the untapped short term rental market which wildly outperformed the primary rental market and gave us flexibility over tenant selection What was the outcome?