Taylor Jones
Managing STR with 50/50 partners
Hey everyone,I'm looking at investing in my first short term rental in a saturated market in the Pocono Region of PA. It would be a 50/50 partnership with equal credit/cash coming from both sides. We are considering d...
John O'Brien
Using FHA Loan Without Living At Property
Looking at buying a 4-unit in NJ and considering using an FHA loan to decrease down payment money needed (would be 3.5%-5% down in this case). All 4 units are currently occupied with paying, long-term tenants. I don't...
Donald Wayne Hayes
house hacking, first time buyer
I've started the process of running the numbers on multifamily properties in my area for my first house hack. Since i will be doing a FHA load with 3.5% down i noticed most of the time the coc returns are negative wit...
Josh F.
Commercial Real Estate Commissions
I have a small commercial office property in Chamblee and have been given all kind of different quotes for what "typical" commission for both the Landlord and Tenant agents are. Does anyone know what is actually stan...
Ali Chami
The Michigan market
I'm not a real estate expert by any stretch of the imagination. The only reason I have had success in the short time I have been seriously investing is because of local market conditions, both sales of existing home...
Ken DiPietro
Foreclosure Filings in U.S. Climbed to Record in First Quarter
In case anyone might have missed the news...
April 16 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. foreclosure filings rose to a record in the first quarter as employers cut jobs in the recession and temporary programs to delay action on de...
Hersh M.
Miami property - need to confirm info
People familiar with Miami market, could you pls take a quick look at this property - http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1131-NW-63rd-St-...Probably meets 2% rule. This is very likely a C/D area, right? Just curious. N...
Jason Lipovsky
REIT's plummet last week
It looks like the REITS were badly beaten up last week on the stock market. Apparently the fiscal cliff and proposed tax reform will have an impact on real estate going into 2013. Does anyone have any feedback of th...
Michael Seutin
CASH FLOW MARKETS
I am looking for cities for buy and hold cash flow, possibly that fit the 2% rent/price rule ratio.
My main requirement is that there has been a population increase and not a population decrease as in many markets th...
Heidi M.
Dishwasher in a rental
I am in the process of renovating a kitchen that was trashed by a previous tenant that I inherited. The kitchen is small and there was previously no dishwasher. Will not providing a dishwasher make it difficult to r...