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so i am new to the real estate game and at first was thinking about investing in residential, but as i did more research, commercial really caught my interest. The long term leases and autonomy of tenants is a couple...
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I'm looking for a long term lease on a commercial space in Oakland, Berkeley or Emeryville. The space should be about 3000-5000sf. I plan on using some of the space for my self and subleasing the rest. Is there anyone...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of renting out commercial / office real estate? Is it better or worse then renting out apartments and houses?
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Long story short, had a very long term lease (5yrs) on single fam home with a small (8%) increase built in already (pre-defined in original contract) in years 5-7 year. In 6 months we're at the end of year 7, tenant ...
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I see on YouTube, people talking about leasing other peoples properties on airbnb and assume that's not possible because why would someone allow someone else to lease their property when they can lease their own prope...
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I'm under contract for an Airbnb duplex in Dayton, OH. The agreed upon purchase price factored in the revenue generated from the property, so the purchase price is probably around 30k more than the appraised value of ...
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Hi BPers,Wanting to start a discussion of the the pros / cons of using of M2M vs. Y2Y lease? If you have a good screening process in place, a Y2Y lease should work, but I hear some PM / property owners are using a M2M...
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My business partners and I own 2 buildings with a substantial amount of equity that we purchased through our s-corp. one of the buildings is completely paid off and the other is leased on a long-term lease to one of o...
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Hi out there!I would like to know what you Think about leasehold and renovation of property. Is that something that would hold you back, because the freeholder might not agree on your plans for adding value to the pro...
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My wife and I are exploring purchasing a rental in Lisbon, Portugal. We have traveled there many times and love the country. I can speak Portuguese, so I don't have much of a language barrier. The plan for the proper...