April L.
Aging Parents: Multigenerational Home or Get'em A Small Ranch?
11 November 2020 | 10 replies
. * I could take advantage of the Family Opportunity Mortgage authorized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and get lower interest rate and down payment.Cons:* It's another house: separate utilities, things that break, liabilities, etc.* We would have not have the benefit of basically living together (looking out for each other, etc.)So..
Jason L.
One Tenant Pulled a Gun on Another. What Would You Do?
8 February 2022 | 10 replies
The authorities should take concrete actions in this direction!
Joseph Aceves
New Flooring Request from Tenants
11 November 2020 | 3 replies
@Joseph Aceves I would say that it's a good deal if they're paying for it, as long as they take your approval for the new flooring type/design as well as give you authority to oversee the installation.
Alexa S.
Seeking insight from people who rent to voucher holders esp in DC
11 November 2020 | 6 replies
Louis Mo area.I never pay for any of my tenant's utilities and generally this isn't a problem for the tenants because the Housing Authority takes utilities into account when figuring the amounts the tenant will be responsible for.The reason I never pay for the utilities is that if I do, they aren't motivated to monitor their own usage and I have no control over high those bills could get.
Andrey Gorokhovskiy
Purchased new home- scammer listed house for rent
12 November 2020 | 7 replies
I generally assume that there is someone more appropriate, but there wouldn't be a regulating authority over the scammer other than the police, so I'd start there.
Joshua Nowell
How to comp a property
12 November 2020 | 3 replies
The author showed me how to make relative ARV comps(comparables) closer to the property I’m analyzing.
Aaron Bashore
Rent to Own question
18 November 2020 | 6 replies
A clear, no-gimics lease where the tenant performs absolutely zero maintenance and has no authority to change the property and no confusion over who owns and retains responsibility for the habitability and conformance of the property.
Andy F.
Books Education on Apartments
21 January 2017 | 10 replies
., where it's only $20)Invest in Apartment Buildings: Profit Without The Pitfalls, by Theresa Bradley-BantaMany of these authors also have courses, Youtube videos, and podcasts you can learn from as well.
Joshua Briscoe
Advice on my next house hack
25 June 2022 | 9 replies
The traffic to and from Queens and Manhattan would be brutal when commuting your ravioli-loving child each day - so you decide to up and move the family to the city so you can help your kid pursue their dream of being the ravioli authority.
David Thomas
Earnest Money Question/Suggestion
24 June 2022 | 2 replies
Several days post due diligence period we learn that the county won’t issue a permit to use the home as a STVR - however there are many homes around it that are being used as STVRS for many years but now are being told they are not authorized to do so.