Mindy Jensen
How Do You Ethically Invest in a Disaster Zone?
Harvey damaged 203,000 homes in Houston - at least that's the number I read this morning. I'm sure it's going to go up. I read 90% of homes destroyed did not have flood insurance.Irma looks to be headed to Florida. Sh...
Hilary Graves
Do you show the property before application?
After advertising our vacant unit, I had several people fill out an application right away, and now I'm getting a round of people who just want a showing to see if they are interested BEFORE they pay the money to fill...
Aliz Raksi
Partner won't buy out of jealousy over what the seller will make
I'm in a bit of a pickle, because my husband and I disagree over investing philosophies and whether we should invest in a particular property. We're both pretty conservative with our money and have been keeping most o...
Luis Guerra
The 25% property management fee was killing my STR profits
Hello everyone,I've been managing my short-term rental (STR) in the Orlando area for a few years now. Initially, I handed over the management of my property to a company, giving up 25% of my earnings for them to handl...
Amanda Fox
Ok, starting to freak out!! Advice would be appreciated!
Ok, I'll try to make this concise. My marketing budget is $1500/mo. Our original plan was: bandit signs, direct mail to absentees and drive for dollars, email blasts, and network with wholesalers. We are a coupl...
Rita Samaddar
Review of Open Spaces Women Portfolio Program - 3 mnth Cohort Prg
Hello Everyone, My husband and I are considering joining Palak Shah's 3-month cohort portfolio program. Her program teaches you how to invest in Real Estate using her blueprint for value-add investing strategy also kn...
Rafael Ro
Safe and stable investment: Do I buy rental properties or keep money in a HYSA?
Hello all,
I would really appreciate your insights here.
I live in CA and have a family with 2 kids - we're not moving anywhere. Have about 50k I would invest (access to more), with excellent credit and good income ...
Stephen Rinaldi
Buyers need to understand the mistake in "waiting for rates to drop"
The reason why this industry brings some of the best and brightest is that is so dynamic, no changes in the market are in a vacuum. Clients that are expecting rates to slip, a sentiment that I agree with, are missing...
Forest Wu
List of Syndicators/GPs to AVOID?
Hi! One of my last posts was asking about syndications/PE opportunities. Unfortunately, I've come across quite a few people who are really upset with how their syndication experience has been. Quite a few people have ...
Rich Weese
I still like new const over rehabbing
I've previously posted results of homes built recently compared to rehabbing. Due to our area BOOMING with new buyers, my most recent closing is what I consider a home run. From first shovel to receiving escrow closin...