In order to save on some money, do many of you buy the materials your self or do you have the contractor do everything? also as far as staging goes, where do you usually buy the staging furniture from and how much wou...

Hello everyone!I have been studying a lot of real estate financial modeling and analysis, specifically for commercial real estate and I understand all the concepts, terms, and calculations very well.But I am strugglin...

I'm restructuring some of my leases to increase cash flow on a per building basis.  For example, I am going to provide my tenants 2 window AC units, free parking, free storage, and some other amenities that they can i...

As an investor, after you reached your 1st year owning your rental properties, did any of you keep your rent the same, or increase it? What's the smartest decision, why or why not?

Thanks for your time,
Rhea

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published the results of research conducted into how lenders are likely to be doing their business in the future, and what new information and personal data these companies pl...

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I was never a big believer in “Herd Immunity” until now. The term “herd immunity” represents a hypothetical threshold of our population that needs immunity to the coron...

Hey everyone,
I’m closing on a deal at the end of this month, this will be my first time going through a rehab for a property and hiring out the work. I’m hiring a handyman because most of the work is things like pai...

I have tried to make it a practice (recently) of giving something away whenever I have come into some unexpected cash. I realize that I could do (should do) more, but I guess you have to start somewhere.

A few times...

I found 3 duplexes in the last 2 weeks that I really liked. The cashflows were perfect. I put offers in and I got outbidded on all 3.  What strategies do you use to minimize the risk of being outbidded?

Hi,

My name is Mike Olesky and I currently live in Melbourne, Florida. I was born and raised on the west coast of Florida in the Seminole/Largo area and have lived in North Carolina and Hawaii as well as mo...