Hi everyone,There's an apartment building that fits my value-add criteria in my hometown, and I know the owner. He says he doesn't want to sell because capital gains tax will get him... I'm assuming he's leveraged th...

I'm renovating a triplex. In the process of interviewing contractors, one of them brought up the idea of putting laundry machines in the units. The alternatives are putting pay machines in the basement, or not pr...

Hello all My name is Chris I'm 24 I have a great full time job in law enforcement.  Real estate has alway peaked my interest and I have really been trying to find my niche.  I don't have huge capital to start with but...

Just thought I'd post this for any landlords deciding whether to spend the energy advertising an apartment this close to Chrismas.

I have small 1BR units, clean, safe and inexpensive $675 plus utilities, in a...

In my area, you rarely find sold comps that are similar to your subject property.  Either they're very different in sq ft, style, too far away, etc.  As a result, you almost ALWAYS need to adjust the comps in one fash...

Hello BP, I finally have my first accepted offer in Bayonne NJ. Its a duplex property and I am looking to improve each unit to maximize my rent roll. I was planning on adding vinyl floors to both units and having a pa...

Hi there, fellow REIs!

I have a tenant who is complaining about her refrigerator. She says the unit is cooling properly, buy makes a LOUD, short, humming/buzzing sound every time it comes back on to cool. Of ...

I had my personal home appraised a while back, and felt that the appraisal was unfair due to the comps used. Upon reciening the appraisal I went to the App.'s office and raised hell and explained my case.

Several day...

I have a number of leads where the seller is looking to get FMV for their property. Since I can't buy these I was thinking of selling them to a local RE agent. Does anyone else do this? I've heard of charging $100/...

Hey everyone! My family and I have owned properties for many years and I have just liquidated several I inherited in order to invest closer to home.  Years ago I flipped a little but my comfort level has always been r...