Wenlong Zhao
Rehab by a management company or a contractor?
About the rehab step, it is commonly advised to work with a contractor but get advises from our property manager on the scope of works. But many property management companies also offer rehab services. I'm wondering i...
James Krywin
Deciding if it will be a good investment to rent out or sell existing house
Hi All,I am in the process of moving and am at a cross-roads. I need to determine where I should sell or rent out my house. To do so, I am need to understand what is considered the "breakeven" and "target" % of rent v...
Tiffany Yu
Commercial Real Estate Tenant Law Question
I'm currently trying to get out of a commercial lease in California. We have been a tenant in that space for 18 years and have 2 years left on our lease. It has been 6 months since giving our landlord notice to vacate...
Wade Sikkink
R-22 AC units on insurance claim
We have a building with the AC units on the roof (14 of them). We are working on an insurance claim related to a hail storm that damaged the roof and the AC units.Our HVAC guy bid to replace the units with new R-410A...
Michael Rivera
Possible to change the lender at the time of mortgage renewal?
Hi,I’m planning for my mortgage renewal. But, I have a doubt. Can I change the lender at this moment? I am using Canada mortgage direct( http://www.canadamortgagedirect.com/) and renewal is a necessity for me. My cred...
Erin Wicomb
Do you think the IoT is going to affect Commercial Real Estate?
For reference, the Internet of Things (or IoT) is a network of ‘things’ that are Internet-connected and exchange data back and forth.‘Things’ can include physical devices, computers, automobiles, appliances, etc. Thes...
Sai T.
Commercial office building
Hello BP GurusI have experience in Residential properties but Zero experience in Commercial properties.I’m intrested to Buy office building “Total 3,900 sq foot 2 story building. main floor has a foyer, reception ar...
Kenneth LaVoie
Age of buildings / long range plans
Good day. With a year under my belt, I hope I can still post in the "just starting out" forum! Some days I feel like I've been doing it all my life, others feel like I'm all thumbs!
My question is about "long range"...
Keith A.
Having trouble figuring out property comps due to foreclosures
I wanted to see if others are seeing the same scenarios. I buy properties that need rehab and also ones that have already been rehabbed.
One that I am looking at has already been rehabbed but there are no comps clos...
Charles Burkholder
Best ways to increase house value?
Hello all, I am wondering what the fastest cosmetic changes you make to increase house value. I own an older duplex and am going to put tongue and groove ceilings in a bunch of the rooms, stonework on the outside entr...