Jody Tims
Using a HELOC to purchase a second home
Hi there,I owe 328k on a home in the hills Portland that recently appraised for 630k after a refi. Mortgage with tax and insurance is $1,760. I’d like to use a HELOC for a down on a home in a more suburban setting and...
Colin Sweeney
House hacking, rental agreement
When house-hacking do you have the hackee (would tenant be the right word?) sign a rental agreement? If so, does anyone have any advice on where to get one drawn up or have an example of one that they have used?Thank...
Jeremy Porter
A Comprehensive Guide to Tenant Screening: A Property Manager's Perspective
As a property manager, one of the crucial and multifaceted responsibilities is ensuring that landlords have reliable tenants who will treat their property with respect, maintain it in good condition, and pay rent cons...
Julien Nassini
Urgent property refinance
Good morning All,
I hope all is well, I would like to share my issue with you all for some advise on how to tackle this problem. Last year around this time my dad was sick and I have to move overseas since he died to...
Shawn Root
Honoring an existing lease
So, if you purchase a multi-family property and one of the tenants has been getting a discount (written into the lease) to do yard work for that property as well as another one that the seller owned, how can you conti...
Steven Zhou
Out-of-state landlord?
we live in SoCal. and we are really interested in purchasing a rental duplex or 4plex in other state( now we are thinking about SC) we have a broker and family members there can take care of it if it's not complicated...
Sonia Vanegas
advice on landlord threating to void clause in lease and raising rent
hello,
I have a signed lease agreement with my current landlord starting from Nov 8th 2024. The situation is regarding a mutual agreement both the landlord and myself made regarding the painting of two rooms within ...
Frances N.
Closing soon on new construction but HOA documents not drafted?
About to close on a new construction townhome in Atlanta in a couple weeks but the builder have not released the HOA covenant or any official HOA documentations. I was assured by the builder’s sale representative that...
Ron Hollingsworth
Hiring Handyman instead of contractors in Arizona
We are generating about 1.5 flips a month pretty regularly. I am always looking for ways to cut cost and one of those ways is in the labor paid to contractors by hiring someone with the knowledge and experience to do...
Lauren Kail
Started LLC out of state, reconsidering that decision, now what?
I started a single member LLC in Utah upon recommendation very early in my real estate journey, probably sooner than I should have. I'm finally going to be "doing business" and purchasing a property to hold this year ...