Hey all,So in running the numbers on MHPs online, I see plenty that have like 94 or 95% occupancy. But they still say there is "value add" by i filling say 7 homes or lots. If it's that simple, and the market is good,...

Hi All,I am seriously considering selling my property in DC. It is a 4 unit and I’ve held it for 7-8 years. I posted a related message recently related to an impromptu offer I received and got some good insight (Check...

Amazon has a new partnership with a company that is called Realogy. The gist of it is that you’ll basically be able to buy a home off of amazon with an agent from Realogy. Both amazon and Realogy work with another com...

Apparently the White House is pushing for national rent control. Landlords with 50 units or more would be limited to a maximum of 5% annual rent increases. The linked "fact sheet" is, well, oddly light on facts. For s...

I have an 11-unit apartment building and am having difficulty filling it to capacity (3 sometimes 4 vacancies). I've taken out ads in the papers and have a sign posted outside. Does anyone have any tips on how to do m...

I compiled a bunch of excerpts for my blog, was wondering if there were any reactions

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This is a debate that occurs often in the 50% rule.
Some argue that with owner paid utilities, your expense ratio could very well be much higher than the average 50% while others argue that the rental rate increase fo...

Hi everyone! I am currently in the market for land where I can build a new construction (ground-up construction).
I recently read about the HomeStyle loan on BiggerPockets and wondering if anyone in Chicago has had e...

I want to go 3rds on a property with my father. His interest is the tax incentive to rental property (tax shelter). My incentive is personal residence, & building capital to develop. I'm trying to figure out ho...

OK bear with me!  When I was an undergrad at MIZZOU there was a wonderful college pizza joint.  Look up college pizza joint in the dictionary and this place would be the example.  Anyway, they had an advertisement des...