Vipul Shah
Insurance claim denied
I have a rental property in Orange county, California. We had a water leak and damaged the property. The plumber reported that "Burst copper pipe connecting to tub was the determined problem. Tech found leak on 1/2 c...
Brian Turnbough
Multi family vs SFR
I read on here all of the time about all of the newbies or new to REI wanting to buy Multifamily units instead of SFR. Why is that? Is it because they don't know enough and just want to do what they think everyone els...
Mitch Messer
Mortgage Rates at All-Time Lows. So, Why Can't You Get a Loan??
If you are currently applying for a mortgage or HELOC, or are involved in a purchase transaction where someone is getting bank financing, or if you just want to understand how the mortgage lending ecosystem really ope...
Eric Bilderback
Raising Rents
Curious what people thought about raising rents. I and a partner have a 6 plex locked up and rents are under market big time. They are currently at 505-550 and should be 650 or so. Would you advice immediately rais...
Robert Quiroz
Why are a lot of MFH being sold with rents under market
I've underwritten around 30 deals so far, mostly in the Ohio market. I'd say that 85% of them have rents that are 10-15% under market. If the way to increase the selling value of a MFH is to increase NOI by increasi...
Hank Olken
Ethics Around Reducing Tax Liability
Hi all, as I've been getting more into real estate investing, it's become quite clear that the US tax code favors business owners and real estate investors rather than W2 employees or self-employed business owners. On...
Keoni Manago
Agent lying about property
Does anyone have experience with an agent lying about the state of utilities at a site unseen property. I am a first time investment property owner from Hawaii investing in North Carolina. I was told my HVAC and plumb...
Mitchell Handley
Apartment Building Syndication
I have what seems like a very simple question about Real Estate Syndication's that I am having a hard time finding an answer for.If I was to invest $200,000 in a real estate syndication. After 2 years the syndication ...
Jason Miller
First commercial opporunity - interesting dynamic
I'm looking at a deal that is relatively close to home. I run a consulting business that makes my money but by nature has no passive to residual income component - thats a whole other discussion ;). I'm interested in ...
Shiloh Lundahl
Seller Financing in Burbank, CA and should I add central air?
My family currently lives in Burbank, California and I am planning on moving them back to Gilbert, Arizona next year. We live in a house that is around 100 years old that has no central air. We have a few window units...