Ben McMillan
Indy vs. Cincinnati for CASH FLOW
Hi All, I'm a recently relocated buy and hold investor from the NE and am living in KY. I"m looking to aggressively expand my rental portfolio in the Midwest (and hoping to get away from 4% cap rates in NYC)....What...
Heather Shannon
General Contractors: Hire one or be my own?
I am planning to buy a fixer upper and make it a B & B. I'm torn about using a general contractor vs. doing the general contracting myself.CONs of Hiring a General Contractor:1. They are reputed to suck big time ...
Dan Clark
itemized list of contractor material & labor costs
I have just rehabbed a home in San Antonio, TX. I will be selling this home soon. It is now under contract. I did not use a GC for this rehab. I had my RE agent act as the project manager. The problem I have is that ...
Corey Dutton
Investor Needs Advice: Renters Trashed Property Repairs to Cost $10K
I have a real estate investor friend who needs advice. He has an SFR rental property and discovered after the most recent tenants vacated, that the property was nearly destroyed. Bid for repairs came back at $10K.
F...
Samuel Nigbur
Graduating Student wants to hit the ground running
Hi,My name is Sam Nigbur! I am a full time engineering student at UW-PLATTEVILLE graduating in May. I recently got interested in real estate investing, particularly renting. I am looking for a mentor or someone with e...
Juan Alvarez
To sell rehabbed property or hold options
I started my real estate investing journey earlier this year by buying an out of state property in Detroit Michigan with the goal to fix and flip as a turnkey. I did some major rehab (new roof, windows, etc) and also ...
Anthony Phillips
Short term rentals that are not in vacation destinations
I was wondering if any members on here have had success in markets that don't fit the destination/vacation type areas. For example I am located about 40 mins from Nashville Tennessee are people renting that far from a...
Willie Creear III
Cincinnati, Columbus, or Cleveland?
What are the best markets in Ohio with comparatively high appreciation YOY? Is there investors in any of these areas that see any of their portfolio any appreciation trends that may surprise those who originally had o...
Jay Dekker
BRRRR Questions on financing
Hi everyone, I have a couple questions when it comes to the BRRRR strategy. Lets say I buy a SFR for $70,000 and pay the 20% down to Bank A. I get a Hard Money loan for the $30,000 needed for renovations. After I wait...
Manzell Blakeley
Replacing Lath & Plaster?
Hello - I just got under contract with my first property! It's a large (4000 sqft) multifamily brick home in St. Louis. It's a "fixer upper" and not in rentable shape currently, and the kitchen and bathroom are both f...