Alex Silang
How do RE empires typically collapse?
1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it
2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.
I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.
Alan Davidson
Separate LLC vs One LLC
Trying to find an article about putting each rental property into a separate LLCs or putting a group of rental properties into one LLC.Just looking for pros/cons of each approach. I've heard there are differing opini...
Sam T.
Tenant wants oven replaced, it's not broken
I'm a new landlord and not quite sure what to do in this situation, so any advice is greatly appreciated. My tenant asked me today if I would replace the oven (gas stovetop) because it has a lot of tiny grease stains ...
Scott Le
Tutorials/advice for painting a whole house myself?
I was originally going to outsource the interior and exterior paint, patching, and pressure washing for my 1200 SF SFH rental, but I ended up being way over budget on the rebuilding of a room and now am desperately tr...
Account Closed
Housing Bubble: Why it may be worse than previously thought
A housing bubble is a run-up in housing prices fueled by demand, speculation and exuberance. ... Speculators enter the market, further driving demand. At some point, demand decreases or stagnates at the same time supp...
Jennifer Fernéz
Let's say you have $80K in your savings account...
Let's say you are a brand new investor. You are 40 years old and you have a family. You have $80K in your savings account, and you decide you want to invest in real estate.
Knowing what you know now, what would you...
Craig Kleffman
California 4 Unit - Epitome of CA Excess?
I thought I'd share this report I just generated. The report is here, incidentally: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5YbSRYrt3Q8WXN1...We're looking at, among other things, opportunities in Orange County for tripl...
Helmut Forren
I don't understand how higher interest rates can work
I like to buy and hold single family homes for rental. I have a strategy that has been working very well for me. Of course, conventional financing is becoming increasingly difficult. I've seen other financing metho...
Brian Gibbons
Article WSJ about Rent to Own
http://www.wsj.com/articles/rent-to-own-homes-make...Buy a property and do a lease purchase. Simple.
Nate Bartow
Seller financed down payment
Hi everyone,
Anyone know any creative ways to finance if the seller is willing to finance the 20-25% down payment?
I'm looking at a deal where Fannie Mae will finance 75% of the deal and the seller is willing to car...