Jasper Zimmerman
$12,000 Turnover!! Is this normal for less than 3 year tenant.
Hello,
I'm a new investor with one unit in Indianapolis, IN. I'm an out of state landlord with a property management company taking care of the house. The tenants recently moved out and the property management compan...
Trudy Pachon
Investing In Oaxaca Mexico
Hi All,My husband and I are in beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico and are currently in the process of buying a home. Here's the details:It's a 3 x 2 home, in a beautiful neighborhood called La Cascada about 15 minutes walking f...
Jeremiah O
Advice on a complicated situation (at least complicated to me)
Hi all,
My wife and I purchased a home 7 years ago (at the high point of our market). We still owe more on the home than it is worth. We are considering moving and I am trying to analyze each option. My 2 ...
Stephen E.
Elimination of Curry odors?
A mature couple of Indian extraction have applied for one of my units. I am working on the application at present and have not finished processing it. They are first generation immigrants from India and it is clear th...
Account Closed
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 ...
Bryan Hancock
Why Do Investors Ignore Cash Sitting Idle In Their "Return" Calculations?
I have observed that investors consistently IGNORE the fact that their time sits idly in a bank account when they tout their "AROI" on their projects. This is quite puzzling to me and I was wondering why people do it...
Joshua Dorkin
Real Estate Corporation & LLC Structure FAQ
We've tried to compile some of the most important forum posts and articles about using an LLC or other corporate structure for your real estate business.
Check out the most frequently asked ques...
Account Closed
Water availability/sustainability long term
Hello all I am considering getting a primary residence to house hack next year and I am trying to decide on what market I would like to be in. This would be a buy and hold SFH (Maybe 3 bed 3 bath?) and cash flow deal....
Adam Blachnio
Why Most Of Investors Invest Only In Local Market?
I found that investors are focused on their local market because "they know it" even if return rates are much, much lower than in other areas...If they decided to be REI, so assuming they want as high return as possib...
Tim Kersting
Necessary repairs vs unnecessary tenant requests
So the quick version of this is:My mom moved from the area (sf bay area to so-cal) and kept her house here. I am the "property manager" for the time being.We did as much as we could to get the place rent ready in the ...