Mr Good
Crunching the numbers
Hi,
I want to buy a single family home as a longterm investment. I already own a nice home and I have around $300k in short-term CDs ready to invest. I like the idea of earning rental revenue far more than the stoc...
Vitaliy Merkulov
deadbeat tenants database for small landlords?
I've heard that there is some kind of deadbeat database that big property management companies use to look up if their prospect applicants are on it or not. I can't find a database like this that small landlords like ...
Andres Piedra
Property Manager........They Stink. What to do?
I finally caved in and for the first time ever, I have put a property in the hands of a "qualified" property manager. I vetted this company well and it seemed like a good one to hire. However, after signing the ag...
Kevin C.
Newish investor from Arkansas
Hello everyone, from Arkansas. We are a small family who are still a bit new to property investing. We purchased our first home in 2010 and rented it out a couple of years later due to a job change. Since then, we hav...
Edith TenBroek
How do you make an offer from a distance?
So we are partnering with one of hubbies co-workers. He has the cash, but not the time, while we have the time, but not the cash. So he is willing to buy the property, and pay the downpayment and closing. But he...
Kevin Whisler
Quadplex seems to be cashflowing 1k a month. What am i missing???
Turnkey 4 Unit Property I found: Occupied and makes $3900 a month confirmed currently.Principal and Interest: $1154Property Tax: $480Home Insurance: $125Vacancy- 7.5%: $312Repairs- 7.5%: $312CapEx- 7.5%: $312Prop. M...
Paul Stout
Attention MHP Operators: Mobile Home Park Rent Collections
I know this question will bring a vast array of ideas and supporting stories but I want to know what you park owners and operators out there do for collections. If you own or manage a mobile home park and collect ren...
Daniel Castellano
Multi family investing out of state
Hi all,I am new to the real estate game in the US, I am from Australia and have experience in investing back home and am trying to learn as much as I can about real estate investing within the US as i live and work he...
Gowtham Natarajan
House prices up much higher than rent
Hi,Since House prices are up much higher than rent, is this is good time to buy rental property? Or just follow time and not timing logic?
Sylvia B.
Cap rates make no sense
I've read this article by Sergio Altomare - How to Calculate Cap Rate (& Where Many People Get It Wrong) several times and there is something that just doesn't make sense to me. These basic formulas do make sense:...