Tristian Streeter
from tenant to owner, please HELP
Ok here is my situation. I live in Friday harbor, I have been renting a great little property that I have fallen in love with. The landlords went bankrupt , and the house went to auction. didn't sell. Now has been tur...
Jim Y.
Dealing With Contractors: The Myths and Reality
There are countless stories and stereotypes about contractors failing deadlines, blowing out budgets, screwing clients, and being generally inept. Yet there are also many investors, small and giant, who have repeated ...
Miguel Horta
Foundation issues in house
I recently purchased a house in Indiana. 2 bed 1 bath about 1200 sq ft. Looks like it needs a decent amount of foundation work. Can anyone provide a estimate of what those cost are to fix the foundation? just want to ...
Kyle Brown
Multi-Family Property Analysis
What are the crucial factors to look for when analyzing a multifamily? How important is the time it will take to pay off the property? I recently started including the cap rate in my analyses to determine if the prop...
Kim Forgione
Estimating ARV: need an agent? get a RE license?
I'm learning about the BRRRR method before I jump in and understand the importance of estimating repair cost and ARV. I plan on buying J. Scott's rehab book soon and hopefully that will help with the former. I heard t...
Catherine Ventling
Airbnb fidelity to “host guarantee” and host deposits????
I’ve been an successful vacation rental host since 2014. This year I opened a new stand alone property for rent. I’ve noticed immediately that guests treat the home you live in and host rooms from very differently tha...
Scott Choppin
RE Development Zoning Research Process - Part 1 of a 2 Part Serie
In a previous posts, we described the site selection and project programming (design underwriting) process in a real estate development project. The next step in to check the zoning and see what you can build at that ...
Chance Thurman
First deal on the rocks, would you back out?
So I have been working on my first deal which was going to be a fix and flip. The property is unique, it was an older couple who had a contractor building them a custom home. The owner was an architect and his wife ...
Viet Hoang
How do I find GCs that will work within an investor budget?
I'm looking for a general contractor in Jersey City, NJ to do a full gut renovation for a 707 sqft rental property.How do I get "Investor Pricing" vs "Retail Pricing" from GCs? The bids I'm receiving vary wildly.Bid #...
Tabitha Lovett
Notice of lease termination
A notice of lease termination letter was sent to me because my daughter got into a fight. On the letter it states that I can dispute the termination by sending a letter or setting up a meeting. Wheni called to see who...