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Help me understand Cap rate compression. I've heard many different iterations of this strategy and I am starting to think this is a make-belief concept. From what I understand, a higher cap rate indicates the expected...
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Hoping I could get some quick help. I'm newer to REI and currently invested in SFR's as I've purchased 5 homes worth an avg. of 160k over the last two and a half years.
A family friend brought a deal to me for a smal...
Here for some advise: I'm a landlord of a multi-unit property in Chicago. Last week, one of the tenants' dogs bit another tenant at the entrance of the property, as they share the entrance space and their doors are ne...
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My wife and I will most likely be moving to the South Little Rock, Sheridan, Pine Bluff area in early April. We will be working in Pine Bluff. We are leaving Friday 2/15 to view the area and to check out the manufact...
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Hi guys, I'm a property manager of a small portfolio of new construction townhomes. All of the homes are brand new with new appliances and we've had a few ice makers stop working right outside of the warranty window i...
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What's your advice for convincing your spouse to get interested in House Hacking?I love Scott Trench's Set for Life House Hacking mindset. Since 2009, I've owned a foreclosure-rehab turned house hack (5 BR 3 BA). I li...
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What's your worst ESA / service animal story? Hopefully that's well behind you...I've long said that it will take big money lobbyists (likely from the air travel industry) to push into motion some type of regulation o...
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I'm staying with my nephew on a cute little 1.5 acre ranchett in a rural North Texas county. He's been here a year. He cleaned the property inside and outside in lieu of a deposit. In a year, he has paid for all the r...
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Hello,I have a 5/3.5, new construction home that I recently put in the market. I've received inquiries but no signed contract. I posted the link below to see if I might be missing something obvious here. There's not a...
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HI, I was just wondering if anyone is using Facebook, instagram, etc. to make informed decisions on potential tenants in addition to all other background checks and references. If so, how are you approaching the us...