Jim Witten
Can You Add To or Tear Down a House in a HOA Community?
So I know guys who buy houses and tear them down, or build an extra floor, etc... But there's no HOA community where they do it. So If I were to buy a house in an area with an HOA, I fully own it, and I want expand i...
Huong T Nguyen
good brokers in Maryland + free agent services for mentors
I am about to finish my online RE pre-licensing class (99% done, still need to take final exam) and plan to take my licensing exam in July. Please recommend a good broker company to affiliate with where I can learn mo...
Sean Gibson
Nervous, meeting with my first motivated probate seller tomorrow..
Funny, I'm a cop and often go to calls where people say they are going to try and kill me once I get there and yet I'm more nervouse about tomorrow, as I'm definitely not highly trained for this. I know I'm bringi...
Landon Allen
Implementing RUBS and billing tenants
I am closing on a Duplex in Holt, MI right now. All of the utilities are split separately besides the water. There's one meter. To further cut costs I was considering implementing a Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS)...
Ari Hadar
Should i use a coach to improve?
I have been to real estate for few months , struggling to make offers in Cleveland market. I keep asking my realtor the ARV, projected rent, rehab estimate because i have difficulty do it by myself. I was listening ...
Todd Groom
Flood damage Headaches and help
I have spent hours trying to find this magic FEMA book or guideline that will tell me exactly what the reimbursement rates are for different things like clean up, calculations on material cost and so on that adjusters...
Qina Cai
Do I have to pay my leasing agent?
I hired a leasing agent to help me to find tenants. But he is not doing a great job. I am considering to do it by myself. However, I signed a Lease Listing Agreement with him with an expiry date by the end of Jan. If ...
Yannes Chiang
House Inspection
Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum. Hopefully you experts can help provide some ideas. The rental
property was managed by a property manager and last year I took over the management- manage it by myself. The tenant...
James Kojo
Metrics for Supply and Demand and where to find them?
When I'm evaluating a sub-market, what are some good metrics to evaluate supply and demand for rental units? Where can I find that info?For example, I know that building permits are a proxy for future supply, but what...
Matthew Lindsey
Tenant discount for lawncare?
Hi,I'm nearing the end of my closing for my first 4 unit property (2 duplexes on one parcel). 3 of the units have tenants in place with MTM leases. I have a question that I feel like I know the correct answer to alrea...