David Niles
Bathroom Window and tile
There were several recent threads created discussing normal bathroom shower issues with tile and windows in them, in one I had briefly discussed some work I recently did in a remodel and figured I would start my own t...
Jess Carr
STR Markets - where should I be looking?
With the housing market so crazy, where are people finding deals for short-term rentals these days? I prefer places out west in the mountains, but I’m open-minded. I spent a lot of time looking in the Smokies and am m...
Michael King
Owner Finance Deal
Hi everyone, Let's say there's an older gentleman who owns a multi-family property free and clear. Bought it back in '85 for $30K and is selling it because he lives a good distance away from the property, is older ...
John Underwood
The state of Hawaii may ban all STR's
This could be ugly for people who own STR's in Hawaii.https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaii-short-term-rental-vacation-bill-19382321.php
Michael Campbell
New vacant house mailing
I'm ready to start a new mailing. I've never done one before, but I hope I will get a good response rate. I am going to send out 100 yellow postcards to vacant free and clear houses in Philly. I can only afford to ...
Account Closed
Buying and renting property in Camden, NJ
I have had the idea on starting my path towards owning property for a long time and I decided to work towards that idea to make it a reality. I have been researching Camden, NJ for some time now, and I have visited th...
Chris Hughes
Pay down rental properties or buy another?
What would you do in our shoes? We are in our early 30’s and own 2 very lucrative rental properties that we manage ourselves. One was purchased using a 15 year mortgage and the other a 30 year and we have about 13 a...
Josh Thompson
What does “know your market” actually mean?
Over and over again people on the forum and podcast say that to be a successful investor you must know the market or be able to analyze a market. I want to open up for discussion on what that exactly means and what st...
Jason Carter
Hard money to New Construction
Hello,My question - can I refi a hard money loan into a new construction loan if my conventional lending doesn't come through. tear down purchase price 295k 105 down. I have a contract on a home. I am using conventio...
Joe Wood
Accelerated Depreciation on SFH
Hey guys,I understand that with a residential rental property, we are able to depreciate the house, not land for 27.5 years. My accountant told me that he would be able to accelerate the depreciation up front during t...