Joy Shaw
Hiring an in house property manager?
My wife and I are expecting our first child in June. We have 65 rental units (single family, duplex, triplex, multi, commercial etc) and we both have full time jobs. Currently, we self manage all of them and do the ...
AJ Wong
Mortgage Options critical to successful Investing in 2023 and Beyond
When it comes to financing investment real estate, a major component is lender options and my best suggestion is research and education.
I entered the mortgage business in 2004, and almost twenty years to the month,...
Santiago Amaya
Yucca Valley STR / Zoning & Building Permissions
Hi all! I'm looking into buying a cabin in Yucca Valley to rehab and list as a STR. The plot is quite large and I'm keen to know if I can add additional properties / ADUs in the future. Does anyone know where I can fi...
Michael Temple
Student Rentals - Pros & Cons
My Realtor took me through several houses about a week ago that was in a neighborhood that is primarily student rentals and is near our local University. One house was interesting to me based on purely the numbers. Th...
Daniel Chang
Appraisals coming low when refinancing?
Hi guys,So I have a quick question. Something that is happening to a friend of mine lol.He bought a house last year as primary home and right now he is refinancing as an investment property. His house just got apprais...
Eric S.
Maximum Occupancy in an Apartment
The majority of the real estate holdings I have are single family homes. We have one duplex that periodically makes us scratch our heads when trying to rent it. Case in point. This weekend my wife showed the open u...
Stephen Hood
Advice on selling to access equity
I have a current rental in Denton (3Bed, 2 Bath) that rents for 2,250/mo. My Tennant is moving out next month and I am considering selling vs holding. The problem I have about 120K of equity in the house that I woul...
Henry Lazerow
Two warnings for the Chicago market! Section 8 lawsuits and fake tenants ID's
Recently over 165 lawsuits were filed in Chicago against small landlords who declined Section 8 tenants. These are being issued by local "nonprofits" who are mass emailing landlords pretending to be section 8 tenants....
AJ Wong
How to lower property management costs on luxury STR vacation rental property
When analyzing a luxury short term rental (STR) vacation home for investment in today's mortgage rate environment, the ROI & margins can be extremely tight. Investors that are looking to offset their investment co...
Troy P.
Tenant Installed a Window Unit A/C
I just wanted others' opinions on this matter. I have a tenant who installed a window unit in the master bedroom. It's clearly not allowed per the lease but I'm not sure if it's worth approaching them over and poten...