Jeffrey Lee
Expensive and Arduous Permitting Process
So I'm in the process of buying a home in Newberg, OR (wine country) that I intend to turn into my first STR and I'm coming up against a really ridiculous permitting process. As part of the application, there needs to...
Jack Lived
Dealing with return to sender mail?
Keep seeing my cards coming back to me. Thinking about trying a skip trace for my best leads or something. Maybe phone calls? I send lot of post cards to owners who list their mailing address as the house I want to...
Prabhat Rao
New construction home in an area going through gentrification.
Hi! I am new newbie and would love some opinions and advice, was looking at a new construction home near a major interstate close to downtown. However the intersection is known to be a high crime area with motels and ...
Jon Klaus
Google Real Estate Index
http://www.google.com/finance?q=GOOGLEINDEX_US:RLEST
It's amazing to me how pronounced and consistent the seasonal trends are. As Peter Lynch would say, "The trend is your friend."
William Conrad
Troublesome/Revolting Tenant Advice
Last year I purchased a four-unit multi-family with 50% occupancy. Before purchase, I noticed cat feces on the floor of one of the occupied apartments. It was concerning, but not a reason not to buy. I assumed, perhap...
Allan Smith
Unpopular Opinion: There's no big downturn looming over us
I've been hearing it for about 4 years. "This year is the big correction" "Any day now, we'll be buying houses for 40 cents on the dollar" "longest bull run in decades has to end soon" Let me elaborate and I'll finish...
Steve Korn
using a HELOC as plan B?
Hi everyone,
I currently have around 800k in equity on my primary residence and after consulting with my lender can put a 500k HELOC in place. That said, in the event I loose the property to foreclosure or some fina...
Jake Oreskovich
Self Managing vs Property Manager Landlords?
Hello, I'm weighing my options. I currently have 8 single family rentals. My question is, at what point have other members used a licensed property manager, if ever? __ professional management from the start__ 2-5 un...
Bryan N.
Marketing trends
I've noticed trends in my market seem to have shifted. Craigslist was the primary source of leads and applications last summer. Zillow would produce a lot of emails, but not much in actual real traffic. My current ...
Justin Arrington
BEING AN AGENT DURING A RECESSION
How were you able to dominate your markets during past recessions as an agent? What do you wish you would have done different and what are you going to do again when the next one comes?