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Hello, my name is Bismarck, I currently live in a distressed home in CA. I have $105,000 in equity. I was recently approached by a buyer willing to buy us out in cash. I also want to buy a new cheaper/smaller home for...
I have a unique situation that I need some help! I am under contract to buy a 3 bedroom house for 65K in June. I know Zillow isn't the best but ] Zillow states the value is 106K at the moment. This is a house that I a...
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I am wondering if there is a webpage somewhere that shows the effective tax rate per city in the US. I have tried sites like smartasset.com or googled for the county assessors page to get the rate, but both are really...
A colleague recently pointed this out to me that they routinely screen apartment seekers during the first call simplywith their first name and contact number, often the number they call from. Because we are somewhat i...
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Good morning,
So the last two threads I created had to do with how to make the numbers work in A/B class neighborhoods. A few people mentioned the research side of things, supply and demand, job growth, new business...
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Hello,Quick question. A potential tenant has told me she has not paid a pet deposit in the past due to it being a service animal. She has given me a registration number for the pet.Should I attempt to collect a pet de...
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I am looking for anyone with experience doing short term vacation rentals in the napa and sonoma area. Looking find a property to rent out for weekends but open to more often. When not rented would use to short commut...
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Hi Guys!Any advice is greatly appreciated. :)So, I’ve been investing in real estate on and off for about 15 years now and got about 20 deals under my belt. My day job is in the Information Technology Analyst and I jus...
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I have been looking at Indianapolis, Indiana quite a bit to be my market as a strictly out-of-state investor. However, I realize I need to study markets to decide if they are appropriate for my future goals.Now, for m...
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Under what circumstances do you keep full security deposits? Do you spell out those terms in your lease? Do you tell your renters who have acted according to your lease terms what you expect when they move out ? I’ve ...