My name is Christopher Melum. I am native to Spokane WA, where I have built a mobile welding and fabrication business, which I have used to fund my real estate business. Over the years I have been acquiring under valu...

When you first start your LLc I am wanting to of course have a physical address not my own. Has anyone used ipostal.com? I want to use that because it says it gives you a address and way less expensive than ups boxes ...

Self storage investors, or anyone interested in self-storage investing, what hurdles are you facing right now? For me, it is finding deals that make financial sense. Most investors, acquisitions pros, and developers a...

Just acquired a very underperforming self-storage facility in Los Angeles area.  Rents are way below market.  On average 40-50% below market.  What's the best way to bring things up?  All at once?  In increments?  And...

From what I've been told, one of the main drawbacks of investing in commercial real estate is that it is hit harder by recessions than other RE types.What types of commercial are less risky? I would guess apartment co...

Hello! I recently became a property manager for single-family homes that have not had rents increased in over a decade and were low to begin with. My father-in-law is the owner and wants the rents raised, but is leavi...

For all the self-storage investors out there,I'm new to self-storage, so forgive me if this is a simplistic set of questions, but...It seems that most of the research/data that I'm coming across regarding a self-stora...

Hey Everyone!My name is Garret Anthony.I am 24 years old and wanted to purchase a long term property. I was looking to purchase raw land with the intention of developing the land in the next 5 - 10 years.Since I am ex...

Hi all,This is a great forum and very informative answers to our inquiries.  Here is another:  we have an opportunity to acquire a piece of land, approx. 7 acres, and is zoned light industrial and has a conceptual sit...

I'm working on a 8 unit deal and all occupied from a builder. And the units are nice and so are the tenants, but the cash flow is tight. I can put 15% or 20% down, and the cash flow with management is maybe around 100...