Tom Smith
House hacking Condo: Can you sleep in the living room & rent out?
House hacking Condo: Can you sleep in the living room & rent out the other bedrooms? I am planning to house hack a 2 bedroom 2 bath (1000 sqft) condo in Houston, TX. I am wondering if I am able to sleep in the liv...
Mo Thomas
5 condo deal
I am purchasing 5 condos at $16000 a piece. Total price 81,000. Four 2 bedrooms and One 1 bedroom. 2 bedrooms rent for 650 and the one bedroom will rent for 500. HOA is $159 a piece include water, sewer and tra...
Eric Ullmann
Osage Beach Short term condo rental
I have been looking at condos in the Ozarks. Specifically, Osage Beach, Mo. I am looking to invest in a waterfront condo either 1 or 2 bedrooms to use as short term rental. I am curious if the group has any feedback o...
Joseph Reh
VA Home Loan Occupancy Rule?
Hello, my name is Joseph but everyone calls me Joe. long story short, I am a recent veteran and have been interested in acquiring some property utilizing the VA Home Loan. I just received my disability and I know this...
Shawn Dandridge
Rental Rate Issue
I currently live in a condo in a class A neighborhood. I bought the condo new construction in Aug. 2013. It's a mixed use community, the only one of its kind. The newest, nicest neighborhood in the city. I currently l...
Nicole C.
thoughts on getting a Condo vs SFH in LA?
Does anyone have any advice on buying a condo vs a SFH in LA? Are HOA fees worth it? If trying to house hack what would be the best option? Condos seem much cheaper but do HOA fees offset that difference? How much sh...
Sylvester Hill
Labeling what’s a unit in a condo. If the bedrooms are units.
If a condo is listed as a 2 Bed room/2 Bath, are those separate units? I.e., 1 unit a 1 bedroom/ 1 bath & the other unit 1 bedroom/ 1 bath. This may be a simple question but I’m honestly not sure & a little co...
Paul Wolfson
Branson Market: Vacation rental numbers don't pencil out
I am having a hard time figuring out how folks are able to achieve decent cash-flow in Branson, MO as my numbers are not penciling out. Yet I am seeing a lot of short term rentals in this market -- 4,184 as of today a...
Michael Miles
Personal Property Tax
Hi, I bought a furnished 3 bedroom condo last year in North Myrtle Beach as an LLC and received a notification from the county that I have to pay a personal property tax on the furnishings. I have no idea how to place...
Genny Li
Poorly balanced HVAC--critique my plan
The HVAC duct system on my condo was designed horribly. Here is my plan to address issues. Please tell me what you would do in my place instead.LAYOUT:There is a separate HVAC system for each condo, with the compres...