Peter Nikic
Communicating with your tenants Regarding COVID-19
I'm trying to figure out how to best communicate with my tenants regarding this difficult time of the corona virus.I'd like to be sensitive to what's going on, but I also want to be able to cover my mortgages, bills e...
Bryan H.
I cannot feed my family for that.
This is what a contractor told me today. Do they need a diet or am I out of line?
I'm closing on a house next week and I'm trying to line up someone to get it rent ready. A contractor my PM company recommende...
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Financial planning - What's a plan without considering real estate?
Retirement / financial planning are extremely important tasks. My biggest beef and frustration though is that the vast majority of planners fail to consider real estate and other investments when building a plan.
As ...
Justin Brickman
Hypothetical - 15-Unit Apartment or 5 Single Family Homes (All numbers being equal)
One of my client's asked me if I had to choose a portfolio between one 15-unit apartment or five single family homes, which would I choose? If all numbers were equal (purchase price, repairs, cash flow, expenses, etc)...
Kaylyn T.
Accepted offer then realtor presented another offer
Hi BP, I'm reaching out hoping someone can shed some light on a sticky situation I have right now on a property I'm negotiation in Maine. It's after 10 east coast time or I would call my attorney, so hoping someone ca...
Mike V.
A quick update everyone should add to their VRBO rental agreement
I own and self manage several properties in Hawaii via VRBO and AirBnB. I've never had any major problems but i've recent incident that caused me to make an adjustment to all my rental agreements going forward.I had ...
Amanda Thompson
Is 12% Management fee outrageous?
I currently own a property management company (started it one year ago!) and personally manage our own 22 investment properties. We are in negotiations to sell a chunk of land that has 15 units on it.The buyer "very m...
Jeffrey M.
Qualifications for Loan Mod for Homeowner in Default?
Hello beautiful people of BP! So I work for a company that purchases preforeclosures and specializes in short sales. I want to build genuine rapport with the sellers I get into contact with and I understand that a loa...
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How to find a real estate syndication deal to buy into?
Hi, I have a lot of owners in my area that are interested in selling their property, but as you can imagine, the potential hit of taxes tends to deter them from pulling the trigger. I have begun to consider the idea o...
Kenneth Woodruff
PICKLE BALL COURT
So we have a STR with a large flat yard and have been considering adding a pickle ball court. Anyone have one on their property? Thoughts on if its worth the hassle?