Phillip Austin
Should I Offer Rent By Room Property Management?
Within the last 2 months, I've been approached by numerous investors asking if I do rent by room which I currently do not. As an experienced PM, I'm intimately aware of how challenging "normal" property management can...
Marc Shin
Changing my primary mortgage to a HELOC
I saw a video by Miles Golden and he said you change transfer your primary mortgage to a HELOC, and then you can pay all your bills out of the HELOC and pay off your mortgage in 3-12 years. Is this really possible? ...
Detra Harris
New Security Deposit Laws are on the rise!
Hello, I've been getting calls regularly from start-up companies offering what they call "guaranteed security deposit fee". I'm old school and just getting the hang of online rent payment software (awesome juice -btw...
Christopher Eckerdt
Hello! Just Starting Out with Capital
Hello Everyone!I just started this summer and I love the idea of real estate. I immediately got a team together, a target market, and took out a HELOC on my house ($100,000) in order to hit the ground running. Howev...
Daniel Levine
Real Estate- Accounting
Can anyone point me to some good books, websites, or software programs that can help me learn more about basic Real Estate Accounting?
Joseph Mulero
First House hack at 29 years old and looking to further my investments
Hello All!I am new to the real estate game. I have been tapped into bigger pockets for three years prior to my 4 plex purchase. I am house hacking paying about 500 to cover mortgage. I do work a full time Job in bl...
Monika Haebich
Expedia Buys HomeAway for $39 Billion
Just saw this article on the HomeAway acquisition that was announced today. What are your thoughts? How do you think this will affect vacation rentals?https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/expedia-buys-homeaw...
LuAnn Miller
Emotional Support Animal
We recently vetted a tenant that informed us after move in, they have a service animal. Actually, we discovered they had an animal in their apartment and probed them for answers since we do not allow pets. We have r...
Michael Plaks
EXPLAINED: should I trust all those "End-of-Year Tax Saving Tips"?
This is a revision of my popular post from 3 years ago. See, the older I get (don't ask), the more annoyed I get with the endless "I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO CUT YOUR TAXES in DECEMBER" emails, posts, webinars, podcasts, ...
Brian Henderson
401k and Roth IRA to buy rentals
Hey everyone, I'm trying to see if anyone could help me figure out if I'm able to use my 401k and Roth IRA to buy rental properties. I've tried to google these topics but didn't get much information. I'm 24 and have a...