Jim Goebel
Home Warranty Decision(s) for entire portfolio
We were just yesterday looking at some options for home warranty type of services and I think crowd-sourcing this one may help:The provider we were looking at specifically was HomeServe, however there are numerous oth...
Matthew Perry
What Are Your Personal Goals for 2019?
I am curious what people are thinking about for goals for 2019- are they financial? are they personal growth focused? are they multi-leveled? What are you doing to meet these goals to hold yourself accountable? How ar...
Josh Stack
A "Hall Analysis" of Gastonia as a Market for Buy&Hold Rentals
Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
Cameron O'Connor
Don't pay your down principal early- Keep PMI and Flood Insurance
I’m a number guy. I spend countless hours on excel spreadsheets running ProFormas on every possible situation. I want to know what the BEST possible outcome is, WORST possible, projected actual outcome, forced appreci...
Brent Huling
My appraiser gave details to the seller
I am in the middle of purchasing a home as a fix and flip rehab loan. The ARV did not come in at value and the lender is asking for $50k more out of my pocket. I wasn't feeling comfortable with the deal and was deba...
Chris S.
Expected Cash On Cash Return - Buy And Hold
Hey guys, quick question for a buy and hold.If you had $100,000 cash, after buying properties, how much would you expect to produce with that per year? For example, 25% cash on cash return? I'd imagine that the more ...
David McBrayer
Private or Hard Money Lenders can be funny sometimes.
Hello everyone and happy 4th of July!!! I am getting ready to close on a house later this month. 7/15/16 is the closing date right now. I was planning on doing some financing on this one but it has become a little d...
Ayana Lugo
Why are investors not using PMs?
Hello all!
I am new to this site and have been getting active on many threads and I see a common theme in the rental area - investors are managing their own property. I am wondering why so many investors are not usin...
Norman Walton
Digital (Online) Marketing v.Traditional Marketing in Real Estate
Hello all!I was just trying to get an idea on which forms of marketing are getting the most results. I know in some markets, traditional forms of marketing like bandit signs and direct mail might work really well and ...
Greg Gasiorowski
Investing in Low Income Areas
Hello everyone,I'm new to the forum and have been doing a lot of research in buying rental properties. I currently live in the Philadelphia, but would like to invest in lower income areas such as Chester, Marcus Hook,...