AJ Wong
The Virtue & Value of Preparation & Patience
If there is one thing I have learned in real estate investing it is that patience and preparation pay. In my own property investment career I can confidently advise myself and clients to take their time. Forcing a tra...
Villy Ellinger
Projecting gross annual revenue for a vacation rental
I would love to get opinions/feedback from the forum.My take: In long-term rentals you are selling accommodations. So prior rental rates are a very valid projection of what the market can bear. In vacation rentals you...
Paul Ortiz
Whats your biggest Frustration as New Real Estate Investor?
When starting out as a new real estate investor what were some of your biggest frustrations and/or challenges that you might have encountered.Property AcquisitionsRehabbing and/or RenovatingRaising CapitalI can tell y...
Tom V.
PayRange Laundry payment systems - Any experiences?
I am looking for a payment system for my laundry system to avoid the administration of and money-kept-in-physical-coin-form risk of coin operated laundry machines. I was pointed to the PayRange https://www.payrange.c...
Anant Garg
Contract to closure of a fourplex
Hello Members,I am in a contract to buy a fourplex in north Texas region and option date start from tomorrow. This is my first investment and want to make sure I do it right.I need fellow members advice on :1. What al...
MJ Han
Oakland cash for keys - contract
Hi! Anyone here ever do a cash for keys in the Bay Area and can share or provide advice on a contract to use? Thanks in advance!
Lynette P.
Annual Inspection - tips for newbie?
June will be 1 year since we bought a duplex (Calif); tenants came with the property. I guess it is time to plan for the annual inspection. Gulp! (Self-managed)1. Leases are month-to-month. If I want to make any chang...
Jimmy Lieu
How do I pull permits on a Columbus OH property?
If I am an investor and I wanted to look up open and closed permits on a Columbus Ohio property, how would it work? Do I need to ask listing agent or is this something I can find online? For example, I want to see how...
Mike H.
In Escrow. Appraiser/Assessor say built in 1985. City says 1950.
I am in a very unusual situation.Every other source (appraisal, assessor, all 5 previous MLS listings, online data,...) shows it being built in 1985. When I went to the city, they said there are no permits from 1985. ...
Ezra Simon
Lead based paint
I'm a newbie in the investment side of things and to bigger pockets. I'm in the process of setting up a flipping business.I have fifteen years of remodel experience but have been out of it sense the lead base paint is...