Alexander Chavez
HELOC vs Cash-Out-Refinance for fix and flip
What would you recommend?I plan on using the equity in my home for a fix and flip project in Chicago. The plan would be to acquire, rehab and sell within 6 months. For this would you recommend a HELOC or cash out ref...
Glenn Gayet
Choosing Between Brokers - Rentals
Hello,I am new to real estate and looking to get started in rentals as it seems like a good place for beginners to get their feet wet. I have two options when it comes to brokerages as far as rentals. One is in West N...
Jeshua Patrick
Hard decisions during COVID-19
COVID-19 has, as I’m sure is true for many, thrown some curveballs into our plans to say the least. My wife was studying for her RE license and got her test in the nick of time (think minutes difference between being ...
Ethan Holder
House Hacking in College
I am in college and have been interested in eventually getting into rental properties after college. But after reading some more books on the topic I have been thinking about trying to buy a house and rent to the peo...
Ron P.
Tax Depreciation
I have a rental condo on leased land that I purchased and fixed up in 2014. Do I depreciate the full purchase price + rehab costs? Since I don't own the land there is no way to split the purchase price between land ...
Angelo Mart
Best Choice for Rent Collections
My 1st property I purchased has been rented to Section 8 tenants, thus making rent collections easy. However, my new 2-Family is going to be Cash tenants (No S8) which means I have to collect. Which is an easier, fast...
Christian Rojmar
Best ways to increasing rent/income for SFRs and small MFRs?
There may already be threads out there on this topic that I have not seen. But what do you find being the best ways to increase rent or generate more income for your SFRs and small MFRs? A few things I can think of at...
Bishoy Said
Is Zillow Worth Listing Your Rental On?
Do you think it's worth the $10 weekly fee to post your rental on Zillow? If you hire a real estate agent do you expect them to post your listing on Zillow? Do you think this is a market-specific question?
Thanks fo...
Conrad Cortes
Rising maintenance costs
Anyone else feeling the rising costs of labor with their properties?
Mary Jay
An easy rent/mortgage payment /repair system for landlords
Hi guys, what kind of system do you have?I have a sticky note with a list of my properties and every month I go to my bank account and check which tenant paid and which did not.I use the same sticky note with the list...