Josh McCullough
Reducing turnover
What are y'all doing to reduce turnover in your homes, or lots? Are you using credit checks? It just seems like everyone(at least around here) has bad credit. Stable income at least 3x's total housing payment? Do y'al...
Dan O'Neill
Property Management Fee Structure Question
Hello Everyone, What is the standard practice for applying (or not) both of the following in the first month of a new tenant placement: 1) the monthly property management fee; and 2) the leasing fee (1/2 of the monthl...
Steven Mitchell
Property Manager Cost
Any one know the common price range for property managers here in Akron? I'm trying to start house hacking (with FHA or 203k loans) with the eventual goal of refinancing properties I acquire and then let property mana...
Tim Martin
HARP 2 Bank of America
A quick question. I have tried to re-finance with Bank of America for a 3 unit but have been told that BAC was told by the Gov. to suspend use of HARP 2 for investment properties for 60 days, and possibly 60 more. I ...
Bret N.
Tactics to get borrower to come to the table 2 NPN
I have a NPN 2nd note in GA which has no equity. I went through the FC process and now have the deed but the borrower still isn't responding. Based on the communication my workout specialist had with the wife(who is n...
Brady Bulmanski
Little Rock - First Time Landlord
Hello Everyone,My wife and I recently purchased our first rental house. We are days away from putting it on the market, and I'm starting to get nervous about the tenant screening process. Does anyone in Arkansas have ...
Boots Bonner
Roof Estimate - Tear off old shingles?
I am replacing a 17 year old roof on a 2-story 1400 sq ft. zero lot line (half a duplex) in Murfreesboro, TN. The roofer wants to tear off existing roof (only 1 layer of shingles) and replace with 3 tab 60 mph rated ...
Matthew Harrison
Where to put 20k?
My wife and I are coming into a lump sum of 20k and would like to invest in realestate. I currently have one rental house in metro detroit that I share with my father. It is rented to a friend for 700, and we bought t...
Wesley W.
Costs of failed transactions
Hello All,Well, I've had two small multi-family deals fall through over the last 12 months (I'm the buyer) over inflexible/unmotivated sellers after very unflattering structural inspection results.I can't help but fee...
Ryan Del Mastro
New to it all.
Hi all!I'm Ryan. I'm entering my third year at college in Worcester, Massachusetts. I attended a few webinars and have read a lot of form posts/blog posts about the beginning of real estate investment. I'm a full time...