Chris Jensen
REI Lessons Learned From the Great Recession
It's been said that those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. There's so much discussion out there about a possible crash, with many experts weighing in on both sides of the debate. My question in...
Audrey Ezeh
Local investors feeling the crunch?
I'm surprised San Francisco is doing much better than these areas...http://www.realtor.com/news/trends/top-10-housing-...
Rob Chiang
What do your TENANTS really think?
I am perplexed. I finished up an hour long deep conversation with someone and they tried to convince me why their decision to RENT and have the option of "being a nomad without owning anything" was the way to go. B...
Michael Stokes
Kissimmee FL - STR Analysis
Hello everyone, I am VERY new to real estate investment, and tend to be very conservative when it comes to any investing but I am very interested in real estate and have the capital to invest. I live in CT but would ...
Karen Margrave
Interested In Following New Builds or Flips or Documenting Yours?
As a spec builder I am always interested in seeing what others are doing around the country. I regularly check in on the threads that have posts showing the progress of various projects, and thought it might be a good...
J Randall
Why are real estate agent commissions so high in NYC?
Highest property prices in the nation, maybe the world. Yet commission rates are untouched. 5-6% is still standard. But how is that possible considering that'd be more than most people make in a year? $100,000 I he...
Travis H.
Do These Goals Seem Reasonable? (and other questions)
Brace yourselves. This one's a doozy. Skip to the line if you're in a hurry.I joined this site quite a while ago. Then, I forgot about it. I just focused on other things, almost all of them crazy ideas and flights of...
Emil Pinlac
Is the 2% Rule a Myth for MFH in Sacramento, CA??
Hi All! For those who have chosen to set up roots and invest in the small, multi-family real estate space in Sacramento - have you been able to find any turnkey duplex/triplex/quadplexes that would fit the 2% rule? Th...
Edward Brewington
Property Management Renewal of Lease Fee
The property management company I work with in Michigan wants to charge me $250 for a renewal of a lease. I have two other PMs in another State and they don't even charge me for this. Is this common? It's just resigni...
Account Closed
Zillow officially enters the house flipping business...
The full story is on Bloomberg.com here: Zillow wants to flip your house should you want to read all the details.For those with TLDR syndrome the gist of it is:Zillow has now joined the ranks of high tech real estate ...