Matthew Mucker
Where does the 50% rule come from?
I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
Brie Schmidt
HELOC payoff strategy
Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
James Kerson
Tell Me Why My Discount Brokerage Idea Is Bad: Calling All Agents
I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...
Andrey Y.
How you can profit from a Big Mortgage
In light of all the recent threads about COVID-19, worrying about tenants not being able to pay rent, legislation that seems to screw over landlords month after month, and ethical dilemmas about where it is our obliga...
Satyam Mistry
Lessons I have learned from owning & managing SFR's
🏠 Sharing some lessons I have learned from owning & managing a portfolio of single family properties over the last 5 years in the Omaha, Nebraska market:
If just starting out don’t undervalue the power of locking...
Jingru Sui
Airbnb housekeeping supplies. where you get them from?
Hi short term rental experts! My company has about 40 Airbnb units in downtown Atlanta and we have pretty high turn over rate. As that being said a lot of our supply has short life..We have to constantly replacing our...
Zachary Bush
Questions about buying RE with all cash
Hello everyone. I am looking to connect with another member (preferably in the midwest) who is buying SFH or MFH with all cash. I am looking to get involved with investing as a second career when I retire from my W2...
Mark Przybysz
Anyone Else Worn Out by Wholesalers Texts and Postcards?
Daily texts, calls and postcards. Anyone else just absolutely worn out? Everyone has the same pitch too.
Cal C.
Should I report this agent to the Board of Realtors or?
I'll try to make this short.Last month, I called an agent who runs a property management company. I offered to buy one of the houses he manages. Had to explain to him a couple of times what I was trying to do. Anywa...
Tucker Merrihew
Anyone Else Here Building New Construction?
Hey there folks.....I just wanted to reach out and see if anyone else on this site is doing any in-fill new construction these days? We have been doing quite a bit of in-fill new construction ourselves and its been a...