Michael Lerch
Anyone use Rent-o-meter to get idea of rents in the area?
I came across this interesting website called rentOmeter that checks a person's current rent (based on how many bedrooms) against other similar bedroom rentals in the same area.
I've been using it to guesstimate rent...
Eric Thomson
First Potential MFH - What Am I Missing??
Hello BP! I'm analyzing a deal that I hope will be my first MFH purchase. I need to know what other questions to ask and to figure out my max purchase price. Could use the help! I'm looking at 18 units (18 roofs) on 1...
Pearce G.
Question for self managers
What do you do when you are out of the country, in the hospital, or otherwise unavailable? Do you tell the tenant to handle their own emergencies? Do you continue to manage by phone and email? Do you designate som...
Matthew Gambrell
Some Direction on getting a rehab loan
I'm looking for a creative way to get started onmy first deal. The way the market is has made itvery difficult to use government loans, and 203kloans to my knowledge.If I was to buy a house for example: 80,000 andit n...
Kevin Lammers
What is the path to investment?
As a college freshman, and a massive student loan to repay, all signs point to playing it safe, working a steady summer job if an internship is unavailable, and holding off on investing. But, I am HUNGRY. I want to ...
William Danielson
Deployment concerns with rental property
To my fellow military men and women, as well as anyone else with any insight...
I’m looking to buy my first rental property, but I have a 6 or 7 month deployment coming up in several months. I will only be able to ge...
Dan G.
Setting up rent collection - in case I switch property managers
Hello,I am just getting started with buying out-of-state single family home investment properties (I still haven't done my first deal yet) and one thing I keep seeing over and over again is that a bad property manager...
Ryrob Thomas
Buying a condo in the bay area as an investment
I was thinking of buying a condo as a rental property in the bay area ( fremont, san jose, milpitas area). I spoke to my realtor about it and he advised against buying a condo due to the following reasons:1) HOA assoc...
Eileen C Corley
Part-Time Real Estate Agent
Hi All!
I am interested in exploring becoming a part-time Real Estate Agent.
Does anyone have an opinion on if it is worthwhile to start with part-time work? If so, what pre-licensing course is the best for part-t...
Tristan Sparks
Seller Financing Contracts
New investor here with my first deal under my belt!
Now it's time for number two. Had the opportunity to do a seller financing deal that fell through. Ultimately, I'm glad it did because I didn't know as much about s...