Michael Valenzuela
4 single family home vs 4 plex
My wife and I are looking for investment properties for next year. What we are trying to calculate are closing costs. Since closing costs are similar no matter the loan. Wouldn’t it make more sense to buy a 4-plex wit...
Omar Johnson
Telephone Fear: How To Get Rid Of It When Talking To Sellers
Every single person in the world at one time or another has had a fear of something. Whether it is a fear of something physical such as spiders, heights, the dark and water, we all deal with fears. For some real estat...
Shane H.
Military Tenants -all trouble? - Facing 1st eviction in 12 yrs
I'm far from an expert landlord/investor - but I think I moved on from newbie a few years ago as well.I've had a handful of rentals since 2006 - never more than 10 doors while holding down a full time job - until last...
Kevin Enderle
A Nightmare on Drywall Street. A Tale of Woe and Stress.
So, bought a 3br/2bath home in the smoking hot Bellingham WA market. Heavily mold and water damaged, just the way I like them. The deal was too good to pass up. The numbers are awesome. Abandoned by overseas rich pare...
David D'Ambrosio
Chronic Late Rent with Property Manager in Place
I have a dilemma I would like to pose to the crowd. I have a sf rental in Florida with professional management in place that charges 8% per month. I have four homes with them. Three have been steady without any rea...
Carmelo Lazu
How can I trust a company will pay me after finding them a lead?
I have a handful of properties that I’ve been scoping out in my area that are perfect homes for flips, (boarded windows, paper on door, unkept grass, no realtor sign on lawn etc) I wanted to get into wholesaling but d...
Wilson Pun
New York- Does it make sense to invest here with the new laws?
Hi All,While I'm relatively new to the New York real estate investment game, I've been a licensed NY/NJ attorney dealing with real estate law (mostly representing buyers/sellers on residential and commercial deals and...
Marshall Magnus
Building Science, basement suite soundproofing
Hi all,
I wanted to talk about soundproofing and see what the community thinks about noise separation between units.I am currently developing a legal basement suite in a single-family house in Edmonton Alberta, the h...
Rahul Gupta
Primary property exception rule on 2 houses?
We bought our primary residence in 2018, lived there till Mid Dec 2020 and then converted that to Airbnb. We moved to a new state in mid Dec 2020 and bought our primary house there which we sold in January of this yea...
Scott Mendez
Any tips would be apreciated for my first deal
I have pretty much everything (so i hope) all set up from private money, rehab cash, contractors, realtors, inspections and a mentor for my first deal.
What would you advise to watch out for on my first deal? or what...