Bill Bell
Tenant Screening Resources Available Based On Past Landlord Feedback?
Who knows, this may not be possible, though wondering if there is an online resource or dialog available to help vet potential tenants though direct landlord experience reporting. For example, if you have a tenant pr...
Paul Aqua
Is anyone aware of any income based rental loans?
Hello! I have a knack for finding incredible deals the major issue is that I don't have the funds however to close on a property and I am in the process of repairing my credit so most traditional loans are out of the ...
Yigal Dekalo
rental lease contingency for new tenant based on current
Hi all,I wonder if anyone faced this situation when the present tenant didn't vacate at the end of the lease and a new lease contract already signed with a new tenant.How can a Landlord protect him/herself from legal ...
Jonathan Siegle
Cap improvements with cashflow. Calculate ROI based on increase?
Hello,I'm putting together a capital plan for two 6-flats that I own. Improvements include both capital improvements (new boiler) and also in-unit upgrades. The plan is to fund these improvements via cashflow. When ca...
Nicholas Ball
Determining an appropriate reserve fund based on property age
Hi,I'm looking to properly estimate expenses in my model when searching for deals. I'd like to be able to get a general idea of the expenses before doing further research into the property to determine specifics (like...
Patrick Senas
What is a BASE HIT in high priced markets?
Hello BP,
I know this is subjective but what are seasoned investors using as metrics to say if a property qualifies as a base hit in high priced markets? Specifically, buy and hold rentals (SF, small MF)
Steve S.
Loans based on stock portfolio? or gold? or commodities?
Hey there community. Does anyone know of any companies that will make large loans $100M+ based on the collateral of a stock portfolio or commodity portfolio etc... If you have any insight on this I would greatly appre...
Jeff Mackey
Cleveland, Ohio based MBA Student interested in RE markets
Hello new members,I'm currently pursuing an MBA and have yet to chose a specialization for this degree. My undergraduate degree is a BS in health science with pre-physical therapy emphasis. After 150+ hours of shado...
Scott Nachatilo
April 22, 2010 EPA Lead Based Paint Rules Change
I was just reading on EPA's web site about the April 22, 2010 requirement that contractors working on pre-1978 housing will have to have EPA certification for lead remediation...http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation...
Josh McNicoll
Seoul based pure-bred Newbie from KC, MO area
My name's Josh McNicoll and I'm the first in my family to have not only been bitten by the real estate investing bug but also to have done something about it--my wife and I purchased our first (and so far, only) renta...