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Why you shouldn't let tenants paint your property
I spent the day in a new investment property priming a bedroom that was originally painted pink, then "retouched" and "textured" with a sponge and globs of prostitute-passion red latex paint . The tenant painted all t...
Jason Rostar
Appraisal Value VS. Estimated Value
Hey everyone!If someone has already answered this question somewhere and could point me in the right direction, that'd be great! Otherwise.... My situation is as follows: I used the VA loan to get a property. The sell...
Harold Anderson
Renting a mobile home in a 55+ park
that doesn't allow rentals in Oregon.I'm looking for a way to take advantage of a nice, older single wide MH in a 55+ park. I talked to the manager this morning who said they don't allow rentals in the park.The owner...
Jason Kang
Tools for Finding OOS Markets
Hey all,
I'm based in Southern California and am looking for markets to invest in out of state. What tools and resources have you all been using? And/or do you have any tips for finding good markets? Thanks!
Shiloh Lundahl
Would you rather be leveraged 80% w/ low reserves or 100% w/ more
Thanks to everyone who shared their opinion about whether they would rather have 10k monthly cash flow or 1,000,000. To keep the thought process going, I’d like to know, given the 2 different options, would you rather...
Samuel Babs
Why is finding a real estate partner so hard?
Hi All I am kind of getting to the point of giving up. I have worked extremely hard to raise almost $6MM for a commercial project in Southern California. Everyone I have spoken to about this project love the idea. An ...
Jeremy Schappert
Do new construction homes or older/existing homes appreciate more?
Analysis of 136 homes in two DC Metro counties held for 5 years.
Genesis of my curiosityAs a Realtor and investor for 10 years I often create my own theories of various market trends based on my own observations, e...
Bill Sargeson
Flip loans offered by local bank
I have been in the buy and hold market for several years and a business partner and myself are considering flipping a few houses per year. We have done a good bit of research on the topic and it seems that many pe...
Christian Allen
How quickly can you get another FHA loan?
I used an FHA loan for my first triplex to househack and after a year would like to use an FHA loan to househack another triplex. My mortgage broker told me I would have issues with this because the underwriter would...
Natalie Davidson
Buying with everything you have a good idea?`
I am planning to buy a house with just about every dime I have saved. I may rely on the 5k in credit cards I have as a safety net. I know it seems risky but the homes at my maximum budget will likely produce the highe...