Cary P.
Narrowing my focus - wild 1031 exchange ideas
Hi Guys,We are considering selling a property and have some 1031 exchange questions with regards to IRS expectations. We would be moving from multi-family property to much different areas and states. However, there ...
Brandon Penn
DON'T FORGET TO SLEEP!!!!!!!!
As obvious as it may seem, REMEMBER TO SLEEP! As real estate investors we tend to go 100%, 100% of the time. You have to remember to take some time for rest. One thing that I have tried the last 6 months is writing ev...
Michael Randle
Hard money lending question.
Hello BP,
I want to run a scenario by everyone too see if I grasping the fundamentals of Hard Money Lending.
My understanding is that HML can be ~70% LTV and can be used for improvements and repairs.
Let's say I ...
Andrew Flora
Risk of 2nd lien position
I have a private investor(family friend of mine) interested in helping me fund a large acquisition. His main concern is that he will be in a 2nd lien position and he is afraid of what could happen to his investment i...
Cameron Moore
Is Your Roof ACTUALLY Covered On Your Insurance?
Obviously everyone knows that the roof is included in most policies with the exception of Wind/hail Exclusions but are you aware of your deductible? ACV or RC? A new roof can cost anywhere from $9000-$30000 depending ...
Vivek Shah
Real estate start-up working on simplifying agent backend operations
Hello all! A few business school friends and I are thinking about starting a business. We do not have an exact solution to a problem but we are trying to do some market research to see if its viable. I have a couple o...
Matthew Graves
Lender adding proposed HELOC to DTI
Can anyone recommend a lender for a personal home HELOC where they don't count the proposed/untapped HELOC against your DTI? I've read that this isn't the case with all lenders but was curious if anyone knew of one sp...
Steve Chan
Houston Market Insight's From Neal Bawa and Anna Myers
Hi everyone, I listened to Grocapitus' presentation on their new development project in Houston last week and had some interesting takeaways about the Houston market. I thought I’d share them with you since I’m based ...
Michael K Olson
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
View reportHello,Analyzing this triplex in Rocky Mount, NC - 2 bd 1 bath per unit.Rent Report indicates a 2 bd 1 bath apt goes for an average of 785 a month in the area. However, I see it listed each unit at 325 look...
Tyson Scheutze
Dude, Where's My Manager?
How much do people matter in managing SFR?
Tech is great, but what happens when you don’t know who you are leasing from or who your escalation point is?
In my last post, we talked about how leasing occurred in scat...