Richard McRae
Applying Supply/Demand Analysis to Your Investment Decisions
The best investment advice I can give to newer investors can be boiled down to one item: PREPARE. One can hardly pull the trigger with any confidence if you don’t know your market well. Without this knowledge, you w...
Brad P.
Self Storage Property Evaluation
Hello All-I’ve been reading these forums for quite some time but just had the need to join recently: I’m looking to buy my first commercial investment property and would like some advice or guidance on the deal I’ve b...
David D.
Pulling Credit
Do you as a hard money lender pull your borrower’s credit?
I’ve done a few hard money loans but haven’t bothered to pull credit. My borrowers are good repeat customers now so it’s a non issue but I’m wonde...
William Coet
Will (and When) Building Material Costs Come Down?
I have been considering a new build to rent, and may wait in hopes that costs will come down. Below are my thoughts on the future of material pricing. I would be interested in any insight from others on what will hap...
Ash Patel
Keys to tenant space?
I have what I am sure is a rookie question. Do commercial landlords have keys and alarm codes to all of their tenant spaces?In my case, I have keys/codes for the tenants that I signed, however, I do not have access f...
Robert Cann
CRE Lender Looking to Invest
Hello fellow investors,My name is Robert and I am a Commercial Loan Officer and potential real estate investor from North Texas. I am here on this site in search of both CRE investment opportunities as well as to meet...
Jenny Seaborn
Quicken Rental Management VS. Quickbooks
What is the better software for managing rental houses. Quicken Rental Management or Quickbooks Pro 2016. I did see there is a small forum on this, but I still cannot make a decision. Any further help on this would be...
Sam Kwak
What the Gurus aren't telling you about Cashflow....
The popular buzzword seems to be the “Cashflow” these days. Cashflow this and Cashflow that…Don’t get me wrong here! I LOVE Cashflow and I fight for it everyday with all of my investments. And if you are a fan of cash...
Maxime Laroche
Effects of reduced office space on multi-family properties
Hi guys, I'm thinking of buying a 5-plex in Montreal. This would be my first deal. It currently cash flows. However, I am worried that office buildings will convert to residential units afters the pandemic ends and co...
Jeremy Zindel
Business overhead expenses on a Schedule E
Just wondering what the correct way is to handle business overhead expenses for my rental properties when it's time to account for those expenses at tax time? (i.e. cost for business PO box, Quickbooks, miscellaneous ...