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4 January 2025 | 14 replies
When analyzing a market and breaking it down into property Class submarkets, do you find it helpful to complete this division at the city-wide market level, or do you find it also beneficial to additionally break it down by suburb, and even neighborhood?
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31 December 2024 | 57 replies
Since i don't know who flipped the switch, i am planning to pass on the cost to them both equally ($180 total)Let me know if anyone has a comment on that, but i do trust my gut when i comes to tenants and their issues, knew this one didn't pass a smell test.Why is there a switch for the boiler in a hallway?
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19 December 2024 | 1 reply
If it was me...I'd check with zoning to find out how many dwelling units I could build, and I'd find what the requirements are for those units (type of house, height and setback restrictions, etc.).Then I'd find out what local builders think the cost to construct would be - just get a cost estimate per square foot for 2 or 3 different levels of finish.
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4 January 2025 | 35 replies
Following the shiny object, throwing money at a market you don't know well, and blindly trusting strangers that have a clear profit motive put you in a poor position to succeed regardless of where you choose to invest.
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14 December 2024 | 6 replies
Experience level of the team.
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30 December 2024 | 8 replies
I feel like I'm drunk as every one is not level or taken at an odd angle.
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21 January 2025 | 74 replies
Naturally, I could go on their site but trust Bigger Pockets members more.
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27 December 2024 | 12 replies
This is a personal choice and depends largely on your risk tolerance level and the current demand for rentals in your area.Vehicle Repossessions: Having a vehicle repossessed is strong indication that a tenant cannot handle their money very well.
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8 January 2025 | 27 replies
Note that water penetration is not limited to flooding from rising water levels on the ground in a weather event.
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21 January 2025 | 35 replies
Because it's my money, I care more (I get 92% of the revenue, PM only 8%, and PM team member near 0%), I only had my units to manage (PM team member has other owners and units), and, with humility, I am smarter and harder working than the team members assigned to my portfolio (3rd party PM has to hire at a level that makes the business model financially work for them).