Account Closed
How to manage SFRs without a property manager.
When I began investing out of state, primarily in Austin and Dallas, I hired property managers to help manage my SFR properties.When investing in SFRs, you're dealing with very small numbers. For this reason, (1) und...
Benjamin Vail
Listed a Short Term Rental for sale as a furnished, turn-key.
This week I have started the adventure of selling the second short term rental house that we have listed as a turnkey investment. We are selling this house furnished, and managed, with reservations in place. We took ...
Ross Sib
New apartment construction process
Hi,I have a basic question on how to go about evaluating responses form architects. I never dealt with architects before. I have a 7000 sq.ft. lot with R-3 zoning. So I found an architect from a similar project devel...
Jen Harwood
Have prior landlord references been helpful in tenant screening?
Hi all,I've thus far been fairly lucky with tenants in my two SFH rentals, but did have one bad experience. We had checked with our tenant's last landlord, and while she did not lavish her with praise, she didn't say ...
Anthony Dew
Ideas for buying a $10 Million+ unit with NO MONEY DOWN
Hi folks, I have a seller who is interested in selling an apartment complex worth somewhere between $10-$15M. Loan is assumable but I don't see a viable way for me to qualify on my own. It does not allow subordinate f...
Stephen Groves
Have Capital, Looking for Investors to Put it to Work!
What is the best/most effective way to invest in real estate if you are a person with access to capital, but no desire/skills to become a landlord yourself? If you had 100k - 200k to invest in real estate, and wanted...
Account Closed
whats with rude real estate agents
Ok everyone, please answer this for me. Im in the process of purchasing a property and getting the purchase and sale agreement done. I did this with my first deal and had the same problem. My partner and I use our own...
Kamran Javadi
Park vs. Resident Owned Mobile Homes
I'm currently looking at a 74-unit MH park in the South-east that is selling for 1.4M. I have just visited it and the park is very well kept, clean, safe, and in a good location with ample low-income jobs around. The ...
Tim C.
Modern Day Landlording on Auto-pilot?
I have recently read Landlording on Auto-pilot by Mike Butler. A good book for tips on systems, etc. However, some of the book is a little outdated. I'm trying to decide whether to begin property managing on my own...
Oke Tammik
Into the Abyss: Housing Market Outlook for 2021
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” So goes the old saying, but that doesn’t stop people from trying: from pundits to analysts to salesmen, many make grand projections about the future...