David Casas
How to Determine Rental Price When No Comps in Area?
I am looking at a beautiful 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home with finished basement near a University I would like to rent out for Student housing. 2 miles from a train station, 5 blocks from the University entrance. The pro...
Danielle Z.
Buying office condo as both commercial and small biz investment
My husband and I were looking for commercial real estate office space that would allow my medical practice to grow. We were planning to rent, but rents in Boston are very high often 4-5K a month for what we want. So ...
Clay Manship
Do You Root Against the Stock Market?
I work at an asset management shop. We trade securities and watch the markets very closely every day. Today while watching the DOW drop almost 500 points at its very bottom, I found myself, as I do many days, rooting ...
Kevin Degnan
First Flip Opportunity - unknown septic condition
Hi folks,I'm thinking of making an offer on an REO in Massachusetts (Middlesex County). This house has been on the market for a while, with a couple price drops. It's a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1000 square foot house,...
Olivier Mader
One of my better deals... Great Rental
In 2012, on the bottom of the housing crisis, I bought several properties. One of my best deals to date was a super cheap house in Davenport/FL, near Orlando and Disney.. It's a popular commuter area for Orlando. The ...
Kyler Cook
My wife and I are making the jump! How would you?
My wife and I recently decided to pull her retirement to purchase a rental. She has about 20k in all together, and we are aware we will take a tax hit up front. We believe this is the best decision for us at the curre...
Janani Narayanan
Changing a pet to ESA in the middle of tenancy - California
I have an applicant who has 3 dogs. They have an ESA letter for 2 of them and their ask is (before signing the lease), to not charge pet deposit and pet fee for the third dog because they will get ESA letter for 3rd d...
Jarred E.
The silver bullet
Work hard and hand the excess over to your broker seems to be the common trend with most passive investors. The truth is most investors are in fact "passive". Meaning most people out there are too busy earning a livi...
Erika Brown
Do you all purchase home warranties on your rentals?
Does anyone here purchase home warranties on your rental properties? I’m thinking about adding them to my properties to mainly cover items like hvac’s, water heaters and such.
Jack B.
Do you charge extra rent when on septic and private well?
About to buy a house on septic and well. My other houses are all on city/county water and sewer systems. So I'm wondering, since I'm footing the bill for the well and septic pumping, shouldn't I be able to charge extr...