Michael Delpier
Which is a better investment - San Mateo SFR vs. Houston SFR's
I have been looking at which is better, an appreciation market like San Mateo, CA, or a cash flow market like Houston, TX.So.... which is the better investment?? What are your thoughts?? What mistakes do you see belo...
Monica M.
Vinyl Plank Installed Over Ceramic Tile?
Hi all,I am currently in the process of having vinyl plank installed throughout a rental property to replace the pink ceramic tile that's currently there. One flooring guy told me that he could install the vinyl dire...
David N.
Pricing strategy for a new listing
Ok community - coming to you with the big question and need some pro advice. In about 2.5 weeks, if all goes to plan, I'll launch my first STR. It is for a ski condo which we closed on in October and have been renovat...
Cole McKeon
Is it to high to invest in the CA market?
Hello All,I am new to the website but have been listening to podcasts for about a year. I have a fairly simple question and wanted to get multiple perspectives on it. This question is for CA investors.Due to the low i...
Kevin Yeats
Bank Failures
Two banks have failed to start off 2014 (one outside Chicago and the second in Oklahoma). 2013 ended up with 24 bank failures half of the prior year well below the recent peak of 2010 (157 bank failures).
We...
Ed Deren
Beach Vacation Rental Investment with partner
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $165,000
Cash invested: $16,500
Sale price: $220,000
3 bedroom vacation rental property in a large complex with...
Gabriel Ibarra
Property Tax Valuation
I have a question. I’ve been looking at several properties now and am slightly confused. I live in southeast Texas and have noticed that most of the properties appraised value from the tax assessor are much lower than...
Hemal Adani
How to get good cash flow in this market?
Hello, currently the mortgage rates are 7% or more which is driving purchase cost higher and rent higher. Probably this is peak of interest rate, I have seen. How to make sure I get tenant faster and good cash flow? I...
AJ Wong
Market Activity Explodes
Well a few weeks ago I wrote about a window of investment opportunity. The forecast appears fortuitous? Or somewhat accurate.. In the past 10 days I've had no less than six clients get pre qualified for a potential pr...
Account Closed
WSJ article on impending CRE bubble
Not really treading any new ground here, but interesting read in the WSJ this morning. http://www.wsj.com/articles/surge-in-commercial-re...We've got a number of clients active in South Florida (Miami) and they (and ...