Shawn M.
Appropriate ways to Influence the appraiser
Hi, I have some appraisals coming up on some multi-family properties that I am doing a cash out refi on. Any tips on how to ethically ask the appraiser for a high appraisal?Can I ask him to appraise it for a certain a...
Warren Robinson
Military area vs. non-military
Good morning BP, I recently retired from the military and now living in the Dallas area. I am looking into multi-family homes and always considered looking around a major military post given the fact that there are al...
Jonathan Cooksey
Business license in Tennessee for MHP? Yes or no?
Bought a 15 unit MHP fixer upper,was wondering since I will be buying a lot of supplies in the near future. would a business license help me or hurt me starting out?
Milena S.
How to get a rough estimate of rehabbing costs/how to learn?
Hello everyone,I'm currently analyzing properties in order to buy my first investment property.I would like to reach a point where I can see a property, get a rough estimate of how much it will cost to fix it up, run ...
Chris Lynch
Career choice ( Mortgage broker vs agent)
I am currently a banker working with personal accounts. I am looking to make a switch into a more lucrative field in order to fund my real estate investments faster and learn more about this industry. After looking at...
Account Closed
When negotiating, everything sounds the same
The more volume we do, the more of the same old lines I hear every day. I literally sit at my desk fielding phone calls from investors who want to negotiate down our asking price-- all day sometimes. The thing is, I h...
Andrew Grieb
Buying an Owning Entity Instead of Buying the "Properties"
BP,I have a new idea that I would like to get some guidance on. I am currently purchasing a group of single family homes in Western NY; the seller owns them in several LLCs. I always own my properties in an LLC, but...
Ernesto Hernandez
Home Office Deduction - What if you have yet to buy a property?
I’ve poked around online and used the search function and couldn’t come to a definitive conclusion. As it stands I have one property in my name that technically is a rental. I live 2.5 hours away and my mom cuts me a ...
Jayne Wayne
Coastal Commission Moratorium on ADU's update?
Within a couple Central Coast communities, the California state ADU laws have been thwarted because just one or two locals on a mission to pull up the drawbridge have enlisted the Coastal Commission to prevent growth ...
Steve Uekert
SFH, Condo, Townhome, Resort Apt….Help me make sense of this.
Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far!As I’m learning as much as a I can about real estate in the context of STR, one question that has arisen the most in my head (especially living in a de...