Raman Saka
Has anybody been able to raise rents for Tarrant Housing Authority Section 8 tenants?
Hi, I inherited a Tarrant Housing Authority Section 8 tenant when I bought this property around 2 years ago in Fort Worth TX. For the last 8-10 months I have been telling my property manager to talk to Tarrant Housing...
Robert Steele
North Texas Rental Market is HOT HOT HOT
Damn I wish it would slow down. :)
I have 1 year leases and cannot play catchup on the rent increases fast enough!
The biggest shocker was my section 8 rental in a blue collar neighborhood. I have been getting $1,09...
Richard McRae
Applying Supply/Demand Analysis to Your Investment Decisions
The best investment advice I can give to newer investors can be boiled down to one item: PREPARE. One can hardly pull the trigger with any confidence if you don’t know your market well. Without this knowledge, you w...
Mathew Morford
Is it worth it
I have the opportunity to sell my house and make some money to get into real estate. My equity has increased substantially since I bought it in 2021. I purchased it for $125k and owe $113k. I’m estimating between $215...
Paul Doherty
Pay down existing rentals vs cashout refi and add leverage?
I have three SFH rentals at this point and am in a good spot financially. One of the rentals is fully paid for and I'm torn between simply using the cashflow from it and the other two to rapidly pay the other two off...
Kevin Charles
How much is your deductible?
I am looking for ways to decrease my expenses. I am considering increasing my deductible for my Landlord insurance on a duplex. Currently it is $1000. Is this about average for other landlords? What do other rental pr...
Andrew Fidler
Lucas County (Toledo) property tax reductions more difficult
PIN, The Property Investor's Network (https://www.toledopin.com/) hosted Anita Lopez at the March 2020 meeting. This was the about the fifth time I have enjoyed Anita's annual updates on the status of Lucas County and...
Randall Kates
Do You Raise Rents Every Year? Why Or Why Not
I am thinking about raising rent on a year old rehab that I have a tenant paying $1200 monthly for! I am thinking of charging $1225. He is a Foreign Exchange student who is in his Sophmore year so I am thinking of upp...
Jeff Brenot
Property tax increases on rental properties
Hello BP, I am evaluating a 4-plex in the Austin, TX area. The last tax assessment was for $395k in 2015 (~$9k taxes based on 2.2% tax rate). However, in the meantime, a similar property to the one I am evaluating sol...
Angel Dejesus
Investing. Should I or should I not
feel free to lay it on me. I refied my house and looking for my building complex. If it looks like I'm not able to meet what I'm looking for I have an investment property that I can pay off and make a little more in p...