Sam Zawatsky
Siding work needed- what should I do?
Hello, I'm slowly fixing up a rental property in Tallahassee, and it is about 1300 sq ft. Part of it is brick, while the rest is sided with what I believe is T111 siding. The T111 areas are rotten at the bottoms now ...
Benjamin Pflaumer
SFH Tenant Maintain Landscaping or Hire a Company
A question for all investors who own SHF. If you have a property that has a yard and driveway in a region that sees all 4 seasons is it better to have the tenant handle minor landscaping such as cutting the grass and ...
Zacharias Salva
Analysis - Too Late? Negative cash flow :-(
Hello,
I could really use some help analyzing my first rental property. I financed this particular house - newly built in 2013 - as my residence using a VA Loan, (no money down) for 168,000. The home is loc...
Mateusz Prawdzik
Realtors and Contracts
So just a quick question. So lets say I find a house on MLS, I go look at it, I put an offer and I want to contract the house with the owner. Does the realtor have anything to do with the contract or she/he is just th...
Brad Jacobson
Breaking Cashflow Rules - Worth the Equity?
I'm about to acquire three doors (one single fam and one duplex) at a great price from a motivated seller. Should have at least $100,000 in equity between the three and they're all very much rent-ready. The seller n...
Justine Johnson
Timber value in LTV
Will private/hard money lenders include timber value in the LTV when making a decision?
Marcia Maynard
Best Practices for Charging Damages
How do you assess the dollar value for damages on items that are not easy to repair but still have useful life and aren't due for replacement? I'm not talking about normal wear and tear. I'm talking about obviou...
Pete Kay
Tax strategies for selling stocks and invest in property
Hi All,I’m selling stocks (selling around $500k , around 50% of it is long term gain) to invest in a property. I’m already in high tax bracket ($350k income) . I’m selling mostly long term capital gains but I need to ...
Jackie Azbill
Master bedroom in basement
We have a good size (2800 sq ft) cape cod with 2 bedrooms upstairs and 2 downstairs. Bathrooms on each floor but no master suite. Have finished 1150 sq ft basement that has a fireplace in sitting area and we are addin...
Alice Dymally
Can you sell a Baltimore rowhome with radiators?
I am closing on a flip and my rehab estimate is more than expected. To compensate I am thinking of installing a new gas furnace (instead of all new duct work and forced air & central air as initially planned. I’ll...