Stephanie B.
Using Project Managers for your rehabs
New or seasoned real estate investors..Would you find it helpful to hire a project manager to handle everything for your investment property, from creating a scope and budget up to the point of selling or renting out ...
Nicholas P.
Two Questions (Mileage Related)
1) Can anyone recommend an accountant in Des Moines area that they use and specialize in real estate?2) Regarding mileage. Lets say I'm going to Ankeny for dinner, its about 30 miles round trip for me. If I look up a ...
Christopher Johanson
Dishonest Banker?
Today I went with my girlfriend to a bank to talk to them about a mortgage. They asked about our credit and we said we've been working hard to keep it perfect, and they asked if they could look at it.I specifically as...
Manoj N.
Multiple tenants
I am signing my first lease with three unrelated tenants this Sunday. It will be a joint and several lease. I have a few questions. Thanks for your time.1. Should I make three separate leases or just one ?2. If three ...
Jay P.
Debt Service Not Paid by Property Cash Flow
If you pay your debt service from money earned outside of the property's cash flow [W2 income], do lenders consider that or do they look at the numbers from the property as all inclusive to the property?
Heather Pelletier
partnership with attorney
Just wondering if any of you have formed a partnership with an attorney in exchange for upfront closing costs. I'm trying to think "outside the box" and need help determining if I can create a profitable partnership...
Judy Parker
How to Aquire Abandoned Property
A vacant parcel of land in New Jersey has no living owners. The elderly owners passed away. They left the parcel to an elderly homeless man who passed away intestate. Technically there is now no owner of this property...
Tony Wang
Basement damp and water intrusion
I have a property in Seattle with a basement apartment. It is below grade and built from a crawlspace (still have half of the crawlspace remaining). The previous owner likely did not do it properly because it is a non...
David Tucker
shared driveway
I live in a single family and am now sharing our driveway with a 2 family. When we purchased the property the now 2 family was zoned a single family residence. Recently the town allowed the owner to zone the property ...
Ruben Hunter
Tenant wanting out of lease agreement early
I’d like some advice in handling a situation for the first time. Here is the message one of my tenants just sent me “Good Afternoon Ruben,So it has become necessary that we move overseas by beginning of August and wou...