Cali Skier
General Contractor markup for adding on to my house. What %?
Hi,Questions up front:What % does a general contractor typically charge on a home build or home add on?$5k +20% on top of cost a good deal?We are looking at adding at least a master suite, a garage and blowing out a l...
Nicholas Preston
How do you attract private money from strangers?
Lots of opportunities in my area for buy and hold properties. I have 22 houses totaling 33 units but I want to scale bigger. How can I find private money to achieve this? I’ve used a combination of methods to build my...
Ben Russell
Critique this listing.
Looking for a little help on a property we can't get rented or sold.
We purchased a condo in Denver from a wholesaler (we're out of town investors) around February to flip and/or rent. We did a light remodel and pos...
Sam Leon
I might need to encourage a lease "break".
I have a lease with a tenant that is on the fifth month of a 1 year lease and I am seriously thinking of parting ways.Tenant "Jane" does pay on time, and has not violated any lease terms.But a series of issues that ha...
Chris Mason
Study: strongest predictor of being pulled over in a census tract
...owner occupancy.This is from [page 68 of their 353 page study](https://sparq.stanford.edu/opd-reports) which was about something non-real estate related.They were studying something off-topic for this discussion fo...
Sujith C.
Rents vs increase in property taxes -Austin metro
Hi,With Williamson county appraisal for 2022, my rental property tax due increased by 35%!!! I already raised the rents by 16% last year and now this. Would you think rents will grow to catchup with property tax incre...
Rod Desinord
Student loans to buy home? is that even legal
I read somewhere where someone used student loan money to buy a property. They were still going to school but they just took a significant chunk of their money to purchase and rent a property out
Brad Jacobson
Tips to do a Cash Out Refinance as an Owner-Occupant
Hi Everyone,I currently owe about $195k on my primary mortgage and after studying comps closely (especially with my next door neighbor selling last month) I believe the house will appraise for $280k+.My mortgage still...
Joe Rivera
Standing out in the Vacation Rental market
We just purchased a 2 bed 2 bath condo in the Galveston, TX area as a vacation investment rental. We are also in the process of purchasing a 1 bed 1 bath condo in the same area. We will be managing them ourselves, an...
Yonatan Weic
Opening a US based LLC as a foreign investor
Hi Everyone (newbie questions alert!) I'm looking to start my way as an REI and one of the first steps that I'd like to get is to open a US based company (probably an LLC) as the tax rates varies from state to state...