by CalculatedRisk on 1/07/2010 09:11:00 AM

From Reuters: U.S. apartment vacancy rate hits 30-year high

The U.S. apartment vacancy rate rose to an almost 30-year high of 8 percent in the fourth quarter, and rents...

Is anybody offering guarantees to potential sellers to make them stand out from the competition? To be different from the crowd. To put you over the top so they do business with you.

Has anyone borrowed from anothe...

I have several new rental properties underway that will be mine in the next 2-3 months. I'm looking to furnish these units so that I can get a higher rent for them. My market will rent for about $150-200 more per bedr...

I have 2 duplexes that I purchased at the same time as my first investment properties. I'm in Wichita, KS. I applied for loans with fixed 30 year mortgages for investment properties. Bought in August 2013.We have sepa...

Anyone with experience with converting a two story motel to an apartment? Any tips would be helpful especially with fire code.

Hello everyone! Quick question here about pre approvals. Me and my wife are in the process of getting our papers together for pre approval. My concerns are as follows: How badly does getting pre approval affect my cre...

I'm looking at a 5 bath 4 bedroom built in 1938 with 3490 square feet in a town of 20,000. The home is priced at $240,000. The house has a great composite deck and no back yard, making it difficult to resale to famili...

Hi Everyone,Just went into contract to buy a small multifamily in South Florida. Inspection period beginning soon, what are the main things you would be looking for during the inspection? Could a regular home inspecto...

Hi everyone,I currently have 9 SFR's in 3 different states and want to sell them as a portfolio and then 1031 them into a small multifamily.  Are there brokers out there that can sell off all 9 in a portfolio since th...

Hi All,I recently purchased property that I plan on flipping.  It was a cash deal, so I am getting financing after the fact.  I have great credit, and the deal is sufficient so appraisal will not be a problem.  So obt...