Keith Bloemendaal
Project Management Software and Techniques
Not sure if this is the right forum for this discussion, but I am building new homes so thought I would start here. Having come from a decent sized home builder as their project manager, I use several tools to run my ...
Matt T.
Somerville, Massachusetts: Questions about Section 8
I am under agreement on a property in which we will inherit a section 8 tenant. She lives in the smaller of 2 units and is interested in moving to the larger one when her lease expires because her voucher has increase...
Tara Ballenger
Rentals in Lents neighborhood of Portland?
Any buy and hold investors with property in the Lents area (or surrounding neighborhoods) in Portland? If so: how's it going?
Masyn Grant Barney
Real Estate Agent Sterotypes
We all know that there is a common stereotype that RE agents are slimy, dishonest, greedy, etc. Why is that? Is it changing? Is it warranted? I recently did a LinkedIn Poll where 35% of people said that most real esta...
Brandon Cristiano
Investing in rent controlled areas - smart or bad move?
Hi Everyone - long time lurker here on BP but really am hoping to get y'alls perspectives on potentially investing in rent controlled cities like Oakland or Berkeley, CA. My gf and I are 1st time home buyers in the Ba...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- SBA Funding 09 13 2021
Self Storage- SBA Financing 09 13 2021
Our 7th location has taken about 3 years to get financed
on our Self Storage project. The project was under a Construction
Loan interest only while we processed our SBA lo...
Anthony Wick
Going Rates for Pet fees
We have not allowed pets in the past, mostly because we have not had any problems finding tenants without pets (but a lot of pet owners asked anyway). We are about to have 3 units in duplexes available for December 1,...
Rick T.
Strip Mall - Commercial Property Management
My company manages apartments and 1 retail location for over 10 years. The retail location is just a fixed rent payment with no reimbursements.I'm looking to manage a small strip mall that has NNN leases. From what ...
Daniel S.
Motel to Apartment Conversion
My wife and I are located on the north Oregon Coast (think Astoria/Seaside), and are relatively new to real estate investing. We have done a condo remodel from studs to rental, and are currently doing a live-in remod...
Account Closed
Spec deal structure
How do these numbers look on a spec deal? Enough return to justify the risk in your opinion?Lot: $325,000Construction costs: $450,000Financing costs: $35,000 (est.)Closing & commissions: $40,000 (est.)BREAKEVEN: ...