Timothy W.
You might be in a landlording family if...
If you go visit your family for Thanksgiving and they ask you to come a day early and you assume it's for more family time and when you get there, there's a property management to-do list waiting for you.
I guess t...
Gino Barbaro
Where do you see cap rates going over the next 24 months?
Where do you see cap rates headed in your market over the next 24 months?We just purchased a B asset at an actual 8 cap in our market. Unfortunately, it feels as if this is the last hoorah and cap rates are only goin...
Michael Smith
Wood Frame or Concrete Block?
Hey BP,
I'm a buy-and-hold investor on the east coast of Central Florida (Brevard County). I own 2 properties, one is concrete block and the other is wood frame...
Moving forward, I'm trying to narrow m...
Atma Vidal
What to do.... contractor is playing games....all ready signed contract
Hello everyone,
I would like some advice....
1. hired a plumber (lets call him woody)
2. Signed contract (with no date to be completed by)
3. Plumber sub-contracted an electrician
4. H...
Wesley W.
Mitigating risk with applicant whom receives income through tips
Hi guys,So, how are you folks vetting the in come of applicants that earn cash income (such as wait staff). Back in the "equitable days" of NYS law, I would have just collected an additional security deposit and/or l...
Don Konipol
How Large a Part of Your Total Assets is Real Estate?
If we include investments in mortgage loans (trust deeds), real estate partnerships, REITs as well as direct property ownership, I’m at about 80%. I guess you can say I’m all in. While I do maintain a relatively mod...
Seth M. Jones
Asset Allocation Discussion (Real Estate/Cash/Stocks & Bonds)
There are many schools of thought out there regarding asset allocation... There are hardcore Real Estate Investors that will only invest in Real Estate and hold cash reserves, and there is a substantial part of the FI...
Joe P.
Initial Rent & Deposit?
Hi all,I just purchased a property in Gloucester City; its a duplex with one unit rented, and another vacant. I've been trying to get tenants in with not much luck so far, and I had one prospective tenant say that my ...
Eli C.
1099INT for private loans
I have a number of private loans to me. I am paying interest on these loans, but since they are private individuals they wont be submitting 1099INTs to me.
How do others deal with this?
Anders Jax
% to pay a dedicated equity raising partner?
So if my firm hired someone to raise equity for us, and of course they wanted compensation based mainly on how much equity they could raise us, what would you think is fair breakdown (yes this is legal, I've consulted...