Miguel Sinclair
Looking out for brothers money BUT...
Here's the situation and I need advice to bring to the table within the next few days. Myself, my brother and my father in-law have decided to form an LLC and flip houses. why? I have a full time job but a lot of f...
Wendy Schultz
Hardest Lessons Learned from Short Term Rentals
What have been your hardest lessons learned in short term rentals? I'd be curious to hear the experiences that others have had. I'd say my hardest lesson learned is overestimating how quickly a new property will reach...
Celebra Queen
Problems with tenant's moving out
Hello,Would like to ask for opinion/advise how to deal with the tenant's requests upon moving out to return the security deposit and half of the paid rent for the last month. Please read the correspondence below betwe...
Kristen Haynes
Are interest rate cuts finally on the horizon? See the latest national housing stats!
Friday July 12, 2024 - by Scott Brixley
Real Estate News in Brief
Rate cuts are definitely coming. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell sounded a bit more dovish in his testimony to Congress, and then the CPI inflation ...
Simone Koga
Self Managing STR at a distance
I'm in escrow on a property in Maui that we'll be using as a vacation rental. We were originally planning on going with a property manager at 20% just because of the ease. The more and more I think about it however,...
Joshua Dorkin
The Basics of Real Estate Investment Deal Analysis
So many new and even many experienced real estate investors have little clue about doing a proper analysis of a deal. With that in mind, I thought it was important to share the article below, written by J. Scott on t...
Harvey Yergin IV
Key control blows! I plan to upgrade all my units to smart locks!
I am not trying to deal with a bunch of metal keys or 12pm lockouts. I AM trying to be a higher tech and automated property manager. Therefore, I plan to phase-in smart locks for all my units.
Question: Which smart ...
Brianna H.
Best Return
Howdy!I am looking for advice for the highest ROI over the long term. Here are my statistics:Rental PropertyPurchased: $100kBalance: $76kLoan Terms: 30 year, 4.564% ($389/mo)Renting for $1300/mo with approximately 50%...
Kristi Wolfe
Bidding war on a rental?
We just put our rental up on Zillow, and in the 48 hours that it has been for rent, I have received 32 inquiries and four applications. We have not even showing the place yet. I am now thinking that we could have incr...
Jessica Flint
calculating vacation rentals
I'm thinking of trying my hand at vacation rentals but I don't know how to even begin calculating for cash flow, ROI, etc. How to know if the home will be a good deal. I've done it many times for SFH and MFH but nev...