So, I'm a long time REI and just renewed my PRO membership. Then I go to send a message to a handful of  local peeps I want to meet and interact with and after 2-3 messages I just got "banned" and can't send anymore m...

Hello guys. Let me start off by saying that my wife and I have decided to get into the RE business! We currently live in Seattle, but we are dropping everything and moving to Wisconsin (Green Bay Area). If their is an...

In the heart of central Pennsylvania I am overseeing a 60 unit, multi-family, town home flats project that sets the standard for energy efficient construction 70% higher than a LEED certification.  The simplest way to...

New Water Heater GuidelinesNational Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA) - On April 16th, 2015 the NAECA will require all manufacturers to make new water heaters to comply with the new standards. The change ...

hi, my tenant request for installing window screens(bug screen). Is this considered upgrade? Do I have to pay for it? The tenant is ok tenant. There are about 8-10 windows.Any thoughts or feedback are welcomed.Thanks.

I've been eyeing a particular 3 unit multifamily in Union City for a while, to by as an investment. The idea was to upgrade the units significantly and raise the rents, then possibly sell once stable. Alas - the new o...

I have been looking around at multi-family investment properties in gentrifying areas of Los Angeles. I received the email below which is representative of feedback I've received from many brokers in this area. Are RE...

Generally investing in apartment in bigger city has a low cap rates and higher asking price.
Despite the low cap rate <4.5% ,is it advisable to invest in such apartments for long term investment?
Some investors sti...

Many of you will hate these numbers (rent), but here in Northern Virginia they seem pretty decent. I'm closing Wednesday on a 2/2 condo. Recent comps are 215K. My price is 154K. It is fairly new (less than 10yrs o...

Hey All, 
Wanted to provide a quick glossary of key terms relevant to Real Estate Syndication deals and their definitions. These are important to understand when evaluating the high level details of a syndication dea...