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Hello All,First time poster, just getting into RE investing. Wanted to pose a scenario to get your thoughts if you don’t mind. Thanks for reading.SHORT STORY: Bought a 2 bed/2 bath condo 5 years ago. Looking to rent o...
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Hi everyone, what are your thoughts on incorporating comprehensive Energy Efficiency upgrades into residential real estate sales and also investment strategies? For example, upgrading all lightbulbs to LEDs, appliance...
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I am an investor in the BroadMark fund, which provides investor return from 1st lien position hard money loans. I am generally happy with the fund thus far, but they seem to be using an overly favorable method to com...
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Hi,
I was looking to upgrade my accounting systems at the beginning of the new year. I was wondering what the best software is for real estate accounting? Or what you would advise me to use? All options will be gre...
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What type of insurance do you all recommend for short term real estate holding and construction. Liability, etc? Also how do you generally hold title? LLC?Our plan is to flip and only hold for 4-6 months.
I had 4 different roofing companies assess the roof of my long term rental. All but 3 have recommended replacing the roof completely. It already has 2 layers of shingles, needs a cricket for the add-on chimney, new pi...
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David Greene answered a question on the podcast and I want to ask about everyone's personal experience with this. Like many investors now, I have equity in properties with interest rates under 3%. Should I cash out ...
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Hey everyone,My portfolio right now is all C-class / gentrifying parts of Columbus. I'm thinking of balancing it a bit with some solid, stable, B-class locations: not too rough, but not too expensive either. Areas tha...
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Good day all,AS I am reading and listening to podcasts and trying to learn all I can, I keep hearing references to "Use a realtor because they have access to MLS" or "Because I have access to MLS I can..."Is there a s...
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In Part I of this post I identified four U.S. markets which I believe to be ripe for commercial real estate investment: Atlanta, Austin, Denver and Durham.2018 Best Commercial Real Estate Markets to Invest In: Part IP...