Jordan Grimstad
Making Competitive Offers
I'm fairly familiar with typical strategies that make offers more competitive, aside from increasing the offer amount (increased earnest money, decreased inspection time, fewer contingencies, etc.). However, in compet...
Jack Zhuang
How to determine the new construction cost for a small building
I'm looking at a small piece of land about 6000 sq ft in SoCal and put a new class B 6 unit condo on top of it. I think I can talk the seller to bring land sale's price down close to market avg. but I am having a hard...
Trevor Scheiderer
Purchasing a Portfolio?
I am considering purchasing a portfolio of 6 properties as a first deal (newbie mistake?) It is located in a different state, but has amazing potential for profitability. There would definitely need to be some rehab, ...
Denise Mayo-Walley
Help! Is my property over-insured?
Good evening everyone,IIt may sound silly but I need help determining if my first investment property is over-insured. I have a 3/2 SFR I purchased in 6/2014 for $98,500 in Houston. I estimate the property to be wort...
Tori Maxell
Getting utilities shut off every month, need advice.
Hey everyone. First off, forgive me if I'm posting to the wrong discussion thread. This might end up being quite the long post as well since I want to make sure that I'm detailing everything so it makes sense since th...
Chris Newman
"Historic growth pricing people out of Snohomish County"
"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there." - Charles F. KetteringMain Takeaway: Get out the shoehorn and bear grease!A local Seattle TV station last night ran a great overvie...
Eric Monkewicz
Typical pet deposits in New Hampshire
Hello, I am looking for advice on what are some typical legal options in NH for implementing a pet deposit in the lease. Do you charge X amount per month? X amount per additional animal? Or would you have an increased...
Brian Fabel
Bed Bugs Protocols as Host
We had a guest that report they were bitten by a bed bug, which they killed and didn't have its remains to confirm if it was or was not a bed bug. In response we did a deep clean on the unit and couldn't find any bed ...
Bryce G.
Why are so many HOAs and local governments against STRs?
The response I get most often when I ask this question is that it's disruptive to local lifestyles to have more frequently rotating tenants and as a result STRs can decrease property values. The first one is qualitat...
Will F.
Insurance for flipping
What type of insurance do you all recommend for short term real estate holding and construction. Liability, etc? Also how do you generally hold title? LLC?Our plan is to flip and only hold for 4-6 months.