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Gregory Schwartz Out of state, sight unseen investing
5 July 2018 | 110 replies
You're investing that kind of money so what's the cost of a round trip plane ticket?
Ron Willbanks Just starting out -- as a Passive MF investor do I need a LLC?
29 June 2018 | 11 replies
@Ron Willbanks I've seen people do it for state of mind and also to partner with others so that they can each invest half of the minimum in double the number of deals (to increase diversification) but, as others have said, it's not necessary if the Sponsor structures efficiently.Unless you have a special circumstance, it's kind of a waste of money.
Erik Sherburne Higher rents more likely to come down than lower rents
2 July 2018 | 25 replies
The best part was that the numbers for cash flow were great, so the appreciation was an awesome bonus.There is a shortage of affordable housing in Phoenix and while there are tons of huge newer complexes, the rents at those places are generally higher. did you buy in PHX or are you talking about  Omaha.. the same thing happened in Vegas friend of mine was buying 4 plexs there in 2011 2012 for 140 to 160k he had to put in usually about 7 to 10k a door because they were kind of trashed.. and now they are approaching the 300k range and climbing.. its all about JOBs and blue collar jobs you have those you have your 600 to 1000 dollar renter without them ( that labor force) things start to go downhill.and this is one thing I have been mentioning those that jumped into the game 5 years ago the rising tide raised all boats.. it was a slice in time.. so now we since this continual whining on BP hey there are no deals.. 
Neal Collins The importance of good record keeping
28 June 2018 | 0 replies
No problem, we’d rather place our own tenants anyway in this kind of situation.The property has been managed by a long entrenched property management company in the city.
Troy Lilly What to do when a moderator wrongfully removes a post?
28 June 2018 | 4 replies
I took a look at the post that was removed, and edited it so the advertising language is gone and reposted it.Also, the moderator who removed your post started those other advertising posts before he was a moderator - they're more than a year old and have since been removed from the site.Our rules can be a little tricky, but they boil down to: No advertising of any kind in the forums.
Scott Goulet Starting an LLC with Wife or Adding wife to Deed?
28 June 2018 | 0 replies
I know they are kind of for different purposes, but i would like to start putting properties in LLC's moving forward, and I'm not sure how to go about that or picking the right real estate lawyer for me. 
Ciarraghe G. Need some advice on next move to make
4 July 2018 | 13 replies
I have a financial adviser but he's a stocks/bonds/etc. person, and I don't want to increase my holdings in that area of finance any further, so I don't really know what kind of person to look for, for advice of this nature.
Patrick Olownia SFH MN Market Questions!
30 June 2018 | 5 replies
@Jordan Moorhead more so I would ideally still like to find a MFH to house hack and to start my RE journey... but I just kind of want to get an idea from someone who’s had multiple SFH (bonus if they’ve completed BRRRR method) in the area and just pick their brain.
Account Closed Insurance on 9 houses 1 parcel?
28 June 2018 | 2 replies
Account Closed Multiple buildings on a single parcel is very common, but does not fit into the State Farm box very well.Other insurance carriers write a single policy with 9 buildings listed. 
Rigo V. Land with unknown owner
14 July 2018 | 3 replies
It usually happens over the decades when a locality upgrades a computer system and/or they change their parcel number scheme and it slips through the cracks so to speak... or on lots that have been held for a very long time, ie pre-computers... there are these 1/8th, quarter or half lots that are basically not "buildable" on their own... they are thought of as attached to the parcel next to it that usually does have a structure of some kind, but they are taxed separately.