Joshua Dorkin
Zillow Goes Public - Ticker Z - $1.6 Billion Valuation - Thoughts?
Zillow started trading today on the NASDAQ under the ticker Z. According to this article on TechCrunch, when the stock opened at $60, that represented a valuation of $1.6 billion - extremely frothy, given the $11.3 m...
Mike Sattem
Holy Heck Yellow Letters Work!
I have been sending out letters for over a year with minimal results, and finally decided to reboot my program. I hand wrote all of my adresess' on the envelopes (instead of printing) with no return address, and wr...
Yanis P.
Angel Contractor
Hi everybody, I was reading so many stories about "contractors from Hell" that make me think of what the definition of BEST, PERFECT, UNIQUE... contractor should be, that I named as an "Angel Contractor".So my ques...
Chris Eidson
How to evaluate a neighborhood for SFR
How do you evaluate a neighborhood for purchasing a property for rental income?Let's say your looking at rehabbing a home to turn into a rental. The neighborhood is very mixed: long term owner occupied homes, a few a...
Russ Copeland
New & moving from Las Vegas, NV to Eau Claire, WI
Hello everybody!!My name is Russ, and as the title says my wife and I are moving from Sin City to Beer & Brat Land. With my wife's recent dismissal from her job our timeline to move back home got seriously bumped...
Sarah Rune
Hello from Ventura, California
Hello! My name is Sarah Rune and I'm located in Ventura, CA. I've been working full-time in the real estate industry for 6+ years. I started as a transaction coordinator at a hotel investment and management firm, but...
Alex M.
Data sharing for AirBNB
I am creating this thread for those interested in sharing performance data for their properties on AirBNB. Ideally, we can network with others who are looking to collaborate across markets.Some ideas for collaborativ...
Kellen Bradford
buying homes in "bad" neighborhoods to rent
I see a lot of homes in my city in lower income neighborhoods. 25k-40k homes. I could see myself purchasing 3 homes at least and renting out for $650 each to give me a $1950/month income . Sounds GREAT to me but scare...
Ronald Ty
Basement height to code
For older homes, the height is typically not to code so the existing concrete floor needs to demo'd & then dirt dug up to meet the height. My question is does everything on the floor need to be removed (ie, the fu...
Jewrel Rudolph
Building a Multi-family?
Hey everyone, I've debated to myself about even asking this one but here goes...Has anyone here ever did a new construction multi-family? (2, 3, or even a 4-plex) If or if not, how did it work out for you or why didn'...