Zachary Steidl
How Much in Reserves?
Hello! I have a question that I don’t hear many people discussing! Maybe some of you can share your two cents.When purchasing a property how much money do you make sure you have in reserves?Should you have 10k or 20k ...
Julio Gonzalez
Tax Regulations on Tangible Property Repairs
There are new ways to treat improvements to properties based on recent tax court decisions. This can be a significant tax benefit for real estate owners. The changes are related to what types of repairs should be expe...
Account Closed
Election is almost here
These thoughts have nothing to do with political affiliation or preference so let us try to keep it civil. Plus, nobody really wants to hear it. 😊
We are a little more than 3 weeks away from the Presidential election...
Heather Schmidtknecht
Options for houses without central A/C
There are a couple of older (>100 years old) homes in the community where I am looking for investment property that have radiator/hot water heat and no ventilation/duct system in the home — and I’m told it would be...
Reid Griffith
The Hutto Hold - Great rehab NOT so great first tenants
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $230,000
Cash invested: $90,000
Bought off market for a great deal. Put on a roof, paint all around, new appliances...
Tim Coppola
Changing from 15 to 30 years in middle of refinancing process
Hello everyone,I am currently in the process of refinancing a property into a 15 year loan. Yesterday I spoke with my real estate agent and she brought up something I hadn't thought of before. She suggested that I ref...
Sanjeev Advani
Market Update For Kern County
Kern County Market UpdateWe have a median home price of around $215K as of September 2016, this is down 2% from the last year. We are seeing a trending downwards of median price for the 3 months trailing September.Thi...
Jeremy Liesveld
Investor buy back/financial options
Hello all,
I sold my home to help pay off my student loan debt in 2015 for 240k but continued to rent it. I have completed my debt free challenge and have a very healthy savings. Wanting to get back in the market an...
Ali Kattan
Short Term Rentals in Miami, good or bad idea?
Hello All,
I am thinking about finding a property in the Miami area and making it a Short Term Rental. I know during this pandemic no one will be travelling to tourist cities and staying in short term rentals but I ...
Kyle Hoppman
Who pays for salt for water softener?
Hello everyone,I am a new investor that owns two duplexes. I was wondering how everyone deals with their water softeners? Do you have tenants pay for and fill the water softener on their own? Do landlords buy the salt...