Ndy Onyido
Revisiting Detroit: What is the TRUE situation?-Opinion Needed
I know you will all say…..’not again!’. I know a lot have been written about Detroit; either on this site or elsewhere…I have read all the posts……..its went through the largest bankruptcy in the recent history; it’s ...
Jess White
Should a landlord lower rent for a longer lease?
I want to hear the good experiences and bad on this one. Do you really win in the long run by lowering rent for a longer lease, or should you stick to the script of 12mo leases?
What are your thoughts on this?
David Kieta
The Doom Loop in Chicago
"A “doom loop” therefore looms for Chicago and many other cities: Commercial leases don’t get renewed, leading to slashed commercial property tax valuations, forcing a higher tax burden on homes, reducing the value of...
William Sullivan
Is this advice accurate?
After speaking with several real estate professionals, and one in particular, I’ve collected a few controversial ideas and beliefs. I don’t have enough experience to determine whether or not these are accurate assess...
Rebecca Mickler
Prospective Tenant Want Me To Hold Property 1 Month Before Move-In
Hello all,I'm relatively new to REI and getting ready to re-lease my first rental property after a 3 year tenant. My management company sent me an email stating they had a "very qualified applicant" for my property. T...
Jackie Sladky
How to Analyze Duplex in Minneapolis
We are in the market to buy and hold and plan to put down 25%.We have a seasonal real estate agent working with us, who is also a friend. Rent in the areas we are interested in is about $1300 – $1550 for a 2 bds/1 ba...
Diana Teng
Should I Buy My First Rental Property Out-of-State If I'm Unable to Scout the Area?
Hi all,
I think my question above is pretty direct.
I'm interested to buy my first rental property, and after doing a brief search I see that there are quite a number of places out-of-state (I live in NY state) tha...
Account Closed
Math/Finance
What's the connection?
I was at a graduation recently where the commencement speaker announced future plans for each of the Math graduates as they received their diplomas. As I expected, many were headed to ...
Paul F.
Helping Parents Sell House (and potentially rehabbing)
Hi all,My parents have asked my brother and me to help them to eventually sell their house, and because my brother and I are still fairly new to the real estate game (the extent of our experience is that we have bough...
Trevor Ewen
Military Landlords
If you own one or multiple single families that you rent to service men/women, I would love your response to these questions:- What's the best part about investing with military tenants?- What is your biggest difficul...