Tareq Salaita
The bubble is bursting and we're still investing
In my humble opinion, the bubble has started to burst and many of us including myself are still in denial. The national median home value is now $217,300, an increase of 8.3% on the year and 8.4% above the bubble-era...
Prashant P.
General Contractor Walk Through Fee
I am looking to buy a house in a new area to fix up and flip.
Before making my bid on the house, I was trying to find a General Contractor to walk through the house with me and give me an estimate for repairs.
I als...
Abby Paulson
Targeting the 60+ Year-Old Renter - Good Idea, Bad Idea?
A fellow investor recently said to me, "I want a 60 year old renter because they're stuck in their ways and I want them to be stuck in my home." If this is the target renter, you'd have to have single-story homes with...
Andrey Y.
At what interest rate would a refinance no longer make sense?
I have investment properties with fixed rates of 3.375%, 4.5%, and 4.375%. There has been several six figures $$ in equity growth over the last several years, and my LTVs have recently been pushing 50%. I am looking t...
Sean O'Lone
Should I keep a good tenant or raise the rent to market rent
I have a townhome which I have had a tenant in for about 6 years. She is a retired lady on a fixed income and when she got into the house the rent was $1400. The rents in the area have climbed pretty rapidly over th...
Nathan Gesner
Oregon extends rent repayment another year!
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/...Yes, they are giving tenants an additional year to catch up on rent. I would love to know how someone can be that far behind on rent when they've received two stimulus checks, unemploy...
Bill F.
Impact of Aging Millennials and New Construction on MF Values
I just came across this article from Calculated Risk (the article is about a year old so here is the latest data.) which suggests that MF demand will start to shrink due to increased supply from new building and decre...
Nathan Gesner
Why are so few applying for rental assistance?
Wyoming opened their Emergency Rental Assistance Program two weeks ago. As of today, they've only received 2,500 applications, totaling $5 million in rent and utility assistance. The program has $160 million available...
Sorab Gakhar
Just bought a Fourplex and what do i find?
So I just closed on a fourplex in Stockton and I have a guy collecting rent who I inherited from the previous owner. He tells me yesterday that he has everyone's rent and we start going through the numbers and I no...
Manmit Singh
Stuck with Lead affected property
Hi,I am stuck with Lead affected property for over one year, it is marked lead affected by health department in Youngstown, Ohio. Without fixing it we can't rent and also no one wants to buy. only thing i want right n...