Stephen Schoon
Reasonable Expectations from an Agent
I've got a question for you agents. It's basically, what are reasonable expectations I can have of my agent? Allow me an anecdote to specify. I plan to move to a different city (1hr away) soon. My approach is to p...
Tony Nguyen
Experienced, but No Contacts - How to raise money?
Hello everyone,I've been buying real estate for over 10 years now and a few years ago decided to buy & hold multifamily apartments. I currently own & operate just under 100 apartment units in Florida. The last...
David Richmond
Opinions on debt in a rental properties
If you can pay off the mortgage on your first rental property should you? And is it a viable strategy to then use a HELOC on the (now paid off) rental to buy a second? I ask this because my wife and I dislike debt but...
Steve DellaPelle
City Inspector Just Created A Million Things to Do
I had my city inspection today to receive a rental permit and it did NOT go as planned. I spent the last month doing renovations and I got my unit looking GREAT (at least what I thought)...City inspector comes in to c...
Moaaz Malik
Analyzing property as new investor
As I’m just getting started in real estate. What exactly does it mean to continuously run the numbers on a deal and analyze?What are some steps you take when looking at a property to see if it’s a good investment or n...
Richard E.
Puzzle to solve: How do we buy a new house without selling our current one?
esteemed listmatesI have some friends who have a real estate problem - but don't know it. SITUATION:They have a great 3 bedroom house in San Rafael, with About $600-700k equity. Bought for around 900, worth at least 1...
Julia Rockwell
Starting my 1st house hack this year! Am I overlooking anything?
Hi BP!I am new and have a few questions. Bear with me here and apologies in advance for this suuuuper long post!I would love feedback, advice and constructive criticism!So, I've been trying to analyze homes for my fir...
Tim Blanchard
Mixed use hold
Looks like our next deal is happening!We’re buying this unique piece of property that was at one time a popular retail location that sold marine/fishing gear. It’s got a great foundation as well as a house on the othe...
Bienes Raices
College students -- source of income
A college student called who wanted to see the place. I asked him if one of his parents was going to be the cosignor and he said no. I told him that I needed gross income to be at least 3X the monthly rent and he said...
Patrick McCandless
Primary Financing for Short Term Rental???
Hi all. I can't be the first to have this idea, but I can't honestly say I've heard anyone else doing something similar. I have what might be a great opportunity to purchase a home off market to make it a short term r...