Jerry Lucker
LANDLORDS! Prepare to make Subjective decisions in renting.
By now we all know to use only Objective criteria in qualifying prospective tenants. THAT may all change believe it or not.I recently attended the winter conference of the Washington Landlord Association. One of the f...
Ingrid Nagy
Has anyone actually seen a successful loan mod?
I have several friends in the middle of foreclosure and have been watching their struggle to obtain loan mods. It is a jungle out there!!!!!!! I was wondering if you know of anyone who has actually completed a succe...
Kirk R.
Advice for being patient? need advice ASAP :)
I've been hunting for a deal lately planning to use my HELOC. Seems like there is more demand than there will be around the holidays. Because:$1,200 stimulus money. $2,400/couple +$500/kid+$600/week unemployment til...
Oscar Montealegre
The Los Angeles Nightmare
I’m a real estate investor based out of Los Angeles. I have been doing it for ten lovely years. However, what I am about to say truly pierces my perpetual LA pride. You couldn’t pay me enough money to invest in Los An...
Andrea P.
Searching for best place... method ?
I am trying to figure out a method to identify the best place (Metropolitan Area) in the US to find a "buy and hold" property.
A common method is to identify several parameters, score each of them.
I identified the f...
Andrey Y.
Thoughts on traditional vs Roth SDIRA and 401k?
What are your folks thought on this? I'm someone that wants my portfolio to be primarily RE, but I stuggle in how to allocate funds between Roth and traditional IRAs, SDIRA, and 401k. I have normally done Roth IRAs on...
Trent V.
How to avoid taxes on an inherited 401K?
My mother in-law passed away and there will be a a 401k and possibly a a piece of the property that we may inherit.
I’m curious if there is a way to roll the 401k into a self directed Ira to avoid tax benefits then ...
Zach L.
Unpaying Tenant in Los Angeles Maxed Out on Covid Aid
One of our tenants in Los Angeles has not paid rent since the beginning of the pandemic, and was recently approved for rent assistance through CA's Housing Is Key program. This program has an 18 month cap on rent assi...
Michael Johnson
Looking to better understand the requirements to manage HOA's
Hello, we manage approximately 300 residential/multi-family/commercial properties in the Greater Charlottesville Area as well as real state in the New River Valley. We have considered expanding into the HOA space, how...
Selina Rifkin
quality windows?
We have purchased a rehab property that we will live in while fixing up and then rent out. We plan to hold for about 7 years. The house needs windows badly and a salesman came and demonstrated why expensive windows ar...