Mike Barry
When to use a portfolio lender?
Hello everyone,Newbie investor here with 2 rental properties under my belt. Now that i've been bitten by the bug I'm ready to keep going. I want to do the best planning ahead that I can. From all that I have read here...
Neal Collins
Boosting apartment values...nice win to share
Being in a relatively expensive market I know how discouraging it can be to try and break into real estate scene, particularly the multifamily space. We're in Portland, Oregon and very few cases can you hit the 1% "ru...
Joshua D.
Managing rental Properties for father in law
So my father in law came to me and my wife asking us to manage his rental properties which are around 15 of them. He saw we were doing are rental properties and liked how we handle them. Well im second guessing it now...
John Michael Mattingly
Investing in triple net properties
I have 6 residential units and would Like to transition into the commercial real estate world. Preferably triple net properties. I’ve read that you have to have 30-40% down for a NNN property. Is there anyways around ...
Jason L.
Home Insurance Rates in Florida Have Gone Parabollic
I got renewal quotes on 2 of my investment properties in Tampa this week. Last year I paid $1475 in premiums for the 2 houses combined, but the quotes this year came in at about $2200. That's about a 40% YoY increase!...
Hunter Peterson
When does selling become worth it to you?
Answer this… If I could walk away with XX years of my current annual cash flow, it would be worth it for me to sell my property now.Since we may be due for a correction here in the near future, I figure I’m not the on...
Jack B.
Heavy property taxes in WA worse than state income taxes
I’ve been planning a relocation recently avoiding states that have income taxes. Then it dawned on me that I’m paying 25K a year in property taxes here, which is CONSIDERABLY more than I would pay in income tax on my ...
Michael Evans
Pre-Construction Flips
I want to get some feedback on an investment strategy I used in 2003-2005 that I call the "pre-construction flip". It works like this:Identify high appreciating markets (greater than 12% annual)Identify home builders...
J. Martin
NEVER sell any RE in your Life, and Get Rich!?!
I've had so many people tell me, "If only I wouldn't have sold that home, I'd be retired.." etc.. So many, over so long, who wish they wouldn't have sold that property when they moved to a new primary residence, or...
Alex E.
helping other people succeed
Hi everyone,
I have been thinking about this for some time. The culture in real estate investing seems that everyone is out to help each other succeed.
But with wholesaling whenever someone asks me how I create my ...