Isa G.
How do appraisers value finished basement square footage?
Hello all, I am a real estate agent working with an investor in Kalamazoo Michigan and I came across an off-market property that's got about 1,300 sq ft of livable space on the main floor and 600 sq ft of livable spac...
Adam Bankoff
House Hacking Property Management (Alexandria,VA)
I am looking to buy my first investment property. My plan is to use a VA loan to buy a place in Alexandria,Va. Live in one room/unit and rent out the additional rooms. Then in a year or so repeat the process and rent ...
Cheng Bin Zhang
Tiny Home on Unusable Residential Lot
Hi All,Along with our first property, we also purchased an unusable lot from the MBTA. The lot size is too small (~1700sqft) to conform with existing zoning requirements. We've been thinking about potentially puttin...
Raphael Abreu
Why house hacking is still amazing in expensive markets!
-You can get in with very little money down with an FHA or 203K loan
-Rents in these markets are for the most part very high
-You can argue that most of these properties don't hit the 1% rule, but with small multi...
Nghi Le
How Illegal Additions Can Affect Buyer's Ability to Purchase
Calling out contractors, realtors, and lenders for help on this one...I just purchased a property at auction on Monday. It looked like a deal with its current setup and square footage. However, I didn't even notice ...
Dee M.
Who to list on the lease?
I'm a landlord renting out a 2 bedroom condo. An adult son and father will be living in the unit. The adult son has requested that only his name be on the lease as his father will only be there part-time. In addition...
Johnny Horner
Financing ? We have 12 residential Mortgages
We have 12 residential mortgages. We want to scale to buy more properties or build. Trying to figure out the lending part and how to scale our portfolio. Open to ideas. How does everyone scale when they are at the res...
Jason Daubenmire
Is it ok to charge an additional amount for extra related adults?
Hello...can anyone please share if they know if it is kosher to tell a potential applicant (before they have provided us with the completed application) that our lease will require an additional monthly charge to have...
Chris Allen
Allowing a guest to move in with Tenant?
Background: Just closed on my first househack duplex where I inherited tenants. The tenants are a married military couple who had just extended another year prior to me closing the property. I have already talked with...
Justin Roberts
Why Panama?
Panama is one of the hottest real estate markets in the world! It has been ranked the number one place to retire in the world for the past 6 years by international living. It offers great and cheap medical, high end...