Tyler Kowalczik
Advice on where to invest in Washington state.
Hello,I'm new to real estate. I have been interested in investing for quite some time now and am trying to take steps to make that a reality. The strategy I'm most interested in is short term rentals. I live in Washin...
Bhanu P.
Purchased a property foreclosed by HOA earlier, now what?
Hello BP,I just purchased a SFR in Houston, Texas from a 'reputed' Wholesaler (double closing and I am not sure who is the seller is).- Closing went through title company and I purchased Title Insurance.- Special Warr...
Jovan Kitchen
Condo Purchase Opportunity; Hesitant on Purchasing
Hi, I currently live in Washington, DC in the Brookland; Fort Totten area. I currently live in a 8 unit commercial building that was built in 1942. My unit in particularly is only 381 sqft and has some updated featur...
Erin Spradlin
Looking for advice on how to encourage HOAs to adopt Airbnb
We have recently encouraged our HOA to adopt Airbnb as a benefit to the condo building. Our thought is that it can actually be more desirable for some buyers, and also that the HOA could take a cut (say 5-10%) of the ...
Fred Conway
food franchise vs real estate
This is a question I have thought about lately and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the matter. Clearly you need cash to buy a food franchise, specifically fast food, so this question wouldn't apply to what...
Sunny P.
Cash vs Leverage
one of the best parts about real estate is that you get to leverage your money. Put down 20-25 % and finance the rest. It makes sense. You can't get this kinda leverage in the stock market though the stock market is...
Joshua D.
Why In the World would you invest in Real-estate?
What is your WHY??? What wakes you up in the morning and makes you want to do a deal? When I started 5 years ago, I used to think it was for financial freedom or more time with my future kids, but now I think I just e...
Joseph Kobrosky
Birddogging
First of all I want to say hello to everyone and I look forward to learning with all of you! Hopefully one day I can teach someone what I know. But anyway, I'm just starting with this real estate thing. I don't have a...
Dan Barman
1st Rental Purchase, Fixer Upper, Do I Buy It?
Looking at purchasing my 1st rental property, a single family 3/4 BR, 2 BA in a hot area of NY's Hudson Valley. Older 2 story home (1900) with some updates. Looks good on the outside but inside it's a MAJOR fixer-uppe...
Micah M.
Newbie from Mountain View in San Francisco Bay Area
Hi Guys: My name is Micah and I live in Mountain View, CA in the "South" part of the Bay Area. I'm the VP of Finance at a venture backed startup in South San Francisco. I just joined to begin the process of getting up...