Stephen Kunen
Should contractor still be working on the rehab during pandemic?
For those of you who are in the middle of a rehab project, are you still letting your contractors work on the project? In our case, there are no more than 5 people working there at the same time. If not, can we reques...
Curtis Bidwell
Empty Restaurant needs ideas
I had a good fine dining restaurant in a 3500sf space when we purchased the mixed use building (38 residential units upstairs, 3 office/retail and a restaurant on street level). The owner/chef got distracted and w...
Mitch Vogatsky
Cutting back on retirement savings
I have focused on saving for my retirement through my 401k for my first few years of work after college. I managed to save up $100k to invest and have decided that I will no longer contribute more than my employer mat...
Ryan Cauzza
New Investor with capital
My family has owed a modest size cattle ranch for close to 100 years in the mountains above San Diego. We are selling a piece of it but because of the capital gains tax we would be subjected to we want to do a 1031 a...
Jon K.
Signs of "weak landlord face?"
What things show weakness to tenants.
Another thread mentioned "weak landlord face." What are the signs?
I would call these weakness:
- Rent not due until move in day
- No lease
- No rental application
- No refere...
Rich Weese
Once and for all- HERE is where to buy!!
Lots of posts and threads on here as well as PMs asking: Where is the best place to invest? Well. here is the answer, if you're looking for long term. You need to buy where people want to live! How difficult is that? ...
Marilyn Bump
Lease Option
I have a rental home and my renter wants to purchase it. I don't believe, with the market the way it is, that the home will appraise for what I owe on it. My renter has mentioned doing a lease option and I am not op...
Andrei Stegger jr
Looking to expand my family business through the knowledge here!
Hello all,As stated above, I would like to acquire as much knowledge as i can on how to expand my family business. My grandfather raised me working on his rental properties through childhood. It has now come to a time...
Heather Shannon
General Contractors: Hire one or be my own?
I am planning to buy a fixer upper and make it a B & B. I'm torn about using a general contractor vs. doing the general contracting myself.CONs of Hiring a General Contractor:1. They are reputed to suck big time ...
Akshar Deri
Looking to buy STR in Mexico
I am looking to buy STR in Mexico and I heard you cannot buy properties 54 miles from the coast. In that case, would you buy something on the beach for STR? Has anyone figured out logistics such as cleaning/maintainin...