Chris Mason
"why do owner occ rates go down as investment prop rates go up?!"
This is an attempt to answer that question, I know a LOT of people have been confused by this.
Consider the below fake rate sheet. Y is a high rate, W is a low rate, X.00% is the prevailing "par" rate. I can't put A...
Christian Johnston
Opened Escrow in San Diego
I just opened escrow in San Diego, I purchased a property in North Park with a VA loan, It is a 4 unit property. Using the 50% rule, my portion of "rent" will be around $400 less than what I am currently spending. I u...
Edwin Duran
FHA 203K
Anyone on here have experience with acquiring these kinds of deals ?
Travis M.
Is the seller misleading me?
seller is stating that a third party leasing company takes care of the rent agreements and thus will not disclose the actual rent income. Is this normal practice? I need to know exactly what the rents are to analyze...
Angie Williams
Ideas NEEDED for Construction company name and start up advice.
I have been in Real Estate for many year as a forward agent turned investor. I have some extra cash flow and want to invest in something other then actual RE.
My cousin owns a very successful Construction Company an...
Jeremy Janszen
Cleveland Water and Sewer Bill charge to tenant / RUBS
Question to the forum about any best practices in Cleveland for billing back water/sewer costs to tenants in your duplex houses. Many duplexes here are serviced by a single water meter and, by design of the plumbing,...
Jahmal James
Hello BP Investors - Local Md/DC Investor
Hey there BP Investors,I have been lurking around BiggerPockets for quite a while silently absorbing all the great information on here and decided to finally say an Offical "Hello". I am still very much new to real e...
Marcin C.
Termination fees... Upheld in court..?
Hello everyone,
I came across a few articles where landlords said they use a termination fee if the tenant breaks the lease and let's say just abandons the property. I have a termination fee of $1500, is this too hig...
Thomas Stanley
Professional photos for a rental
Hey BP,Why are the pros and cons of taking your own photos vs hiring a professional to take pictures to advertise your rental?Do you hire professionals? Do you specifically do it yourself?Anyone seen a difference in q...
Richard Young
Selling a single family house to reinvest into syndication
Hi,Does selling a single family home and taking the profit to reinvest in a multifamily syndication qualify as a ‘like kind’ investment? I have held the asset for 6 years so it is not a short term investment. Thanks