Colleen F.
When do you tear down vs Renovate in a house currently rentable?
Here is the situation, Have an 1800's ballon construction 3/1 single family , 1.5 story unit. The unit is rented consistently and is functional but also needs upgrades, new siding (has 2 layers), Some rooms could ...
Andrew Lawrence
Multifamily property sellers pricing question
I have a couple properties that I am currently looking at in my area and when I went to my lender to get preapproved heres sort of what happened. The lender pre-approved me for a certain amount based on a rent rate es...
Tod R.
Disputing an outstanding bill? You may impact your ability to refi!
I posted this WSJ article in the bulletins but thought I would share in the forum section as well.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703471904576003832552956602.html?mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1&
I just re...
Kevin Lefeuvre
Wifi Cameras to help enforcing House rules
Hello all!Due to a bad experience I am finally decided to install cameras, but want to keep them simple. Here's what I ideally need for each property:- Two or max 3 cameras mainly to cover the entrance and the parking...
Joseph Bass
Declined my offer for over asking price?
So a house in my area declined my original offer. They also stated they wouldn’t take any less then asking price. I returned a offer of 100 dollars over asking and they declined it again. I got a response of a round a...
Aaron Santas
Free Roofing tips for members
Hello all! I am a new member to the site. I joined to learn more about investing for my retirement, but I own a couple of large roofing companies in Washington state. I am not an expert in investing, but I know a fair...
Brandon S.
No Cash Flow Properties in my Market (CA - OC/LA)
Hi all,
I just met with my RE agent and surprise, surprise, based on the pre-approval that I got from our broker, I could not find any properties that I could positive cash flow with unless I put more than 20...
Ana Vergara
Is it worth is to lower rent to have less tenants when house hacking?
Hello!
We bought a duplex in Saint Paul, Minnesota and have it marketed at $1375. It's an up down duplex and my husband and I live in the bottom unit. So far we have two different groups interested. One is a group o...
J. Martin
SF Bay Area Economic & RE Update (Ongoing)
I have organized what I believe to be some very valuable information and relationships about the economy and real estate, and will be posting updates about the San Francisco Bay Area marketplace here periodically. I s...
Chris Frydenlund
Airbnb Rental Advice?
My wife and I are planning to rent out an older airstream in the Hill Country of Texas (between San Antonio and Austin) with views of mountains or on a river (prime location). Year round rental targeted couple's getaw...