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A third of real estate managers expect a lower return on their assets in 2017. More than half say that the few quality assets available are overvalued.I present the conclusions of the study, Trends in the Real Estate ...
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I found a property near me that looked abandoned and upon researching it, I found out that the owner has passed away (1 year ago). He is still listed as the owner of the property on an online county search. I search...
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After I had the house under contract, I met with my contractor a week later at the property for a repair estimate. While we were there, a group of people arrived, I assume another agent, and three different contractor...
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Hi all, Is anyone with a vacation rental, currently using, or have you used www.guestchecker.com for verifying a potential guest in your rental? In 8 years, I've been extremely fortunate to have great guests stay w...
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Hi. I own a duplex property (I do not live on site) and I'm renting out the 2 bed/1 bath back house. I got three applications today. All of them are financially qualified and sound: 1. Single woman, mid 30s, small dog...
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I came across this loan product and was wondering if anyone has or is currently using it. It is basically taking your mortgage loan and having a 1st lien on it and it’s essentially a line of credit on your mortgage bu...
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Deadbeat tenant who lived with his mother. The mother passed due to Covid and that was the last rent that I saw for that unit. He did apply for the California Covid rental relief and I did get money to bring him up to...
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A handy guy did some heat and hot water maintenance in a triplex property for me. Then I asked him for estimate to rehab one the apartments. Later I learned he installed an old water heater and removed the year of man...
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Hey everybody, I am really needing some wisdom on what to do.I purchased my first property back in June and was going to BRRRR it. I was able to get this house as a secondary property, I do stay there quite frequently...
Here's an excerpt from a book I'm reading by Dr Peter Linneman explaining the reasons for the subprime meltdown: