Bill Horton
Coronavirus - Commercial Real Estate
CORONAVIRUS IS AFFECTING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
We have an office/retail building and our retail clients are having a difficult time with the shutdowns related to the coronavirus. Two businesses have closed their do...
Joseph Davis
Wall Heaters instead of forced Air
So we are under contract on our first property. The numbers look good and based on them we are looking at positive after-debt cash flow of $289/month.Simultaneously we are looking at another property where we would ...
Chuck Kramer
Fire Extinguisher Recall
Most jurisdictions require STRs to have fire extinguishers installed/provided. I just had an inspection and the fire inspector noted that my extinguishers were all part of a recall from Kidde. I doubt I am the only on...
Haley Buice
Can someone get out of a purchase after the due diligence period?
I have a contract to sell land and the due diligence period is over and they are trying to back out of the sale completely. Can they do this? Can I force them to buy the land that is on the binding contract? What do...
Silvia Camponelli
Do interest rates go up with each mortgage you get?
Hi all, quick q: I'm planning on getting 5-7 smaller multi-fam properties or 1-2 large ones. If I were to get 5-7 separate mortgages, would the interest rate banks charge on each property likely go up?If so, would it...
Hersh M.
Amazon HQ2 - Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Dallas
As per Forbes "experts", these 4 are top candidates. Any takers? https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2017/...
Maegan Erb
Condo Purchase - high special assessment
My husband and I are knee deep in our first REI condo purchase and the HOA is a mess. They let their buildings creep into major water damage over the years and then struggled to pass a special assessment back in 2016...
John Robert Kinsella
Timeshare Condo in Hawaii
Curious what peoples thoughts are on a timeshare in Hawaii? I know standard time shares are not a good investment, I get a total of 10 weeks and its setup for Short term rentals.
We have been wanting to get into Hawa...
Del Campbell
Feds drop rates today to 0. What's the impact on RE?
As the Feds drop rates to 0% today and advise banks to eliminate reserve requirements. How will this impact the RE market in terms of lending or will it impact it at all?
Marcus Johnson
Trump tax plan question
I understand that we as RE investors will benefit from the drop of our tax rate on rental income and other investment incomes from 35% to 20%. But my question that I haven't been able to find an answer to, is what w...