Phillip Austin
Should I fire one of my owners?
As PMs, 20% of our portfolios take up 80% of our time. A few clients or properties can suck up all of our time and attention and ultimately, prevent us from taking on more business. Our end goal is to be in a position...
Account Closed
Bay Area rents plummet?
If you believe this article https://www.sfchronicle.com/bu... Bay Area rents are dropping like a rock. What are investors seeing? Im leased up until next year but for people who have units for rent are you seeing a si...
Alan Asriants
Is there a new norm for Real Estate?
For the next for next foreseeable future, I believe that we have reached a new baseline for the housing market: A market that doesn't have nearly as much inventory as there was historically.
It's no secret that inve...
Yechiel W.
Which city in Ohio to start out?
I was looking into SFH or small Multifamily and have been looking into Philadelphia and it seems not so Landlord friendly per the (landlord tenant laws and asking around) Many areas are over priced (i.e. Center City)...
Tashina Taylor
Critique our progress! And our bad decisions!
Hi there! Hoping you can critique our progress (or lack thereof). My partner and I have tried to get loans through local banks, though we've hit a wall at 20% down. Even at a $50k loan, a $10k down is out of reach for...
Manraj Singh
Valuation or Apprisal of an ADU
Hi, I am in the planning phase of an ADU. I am planning to have 2 bedrooms and a full bathroom (sink , toilet ) with a shower cubicle instead of a full bath + shower. I figured a shower cubicle is probably easier to m...
Brad Z.
Renting during Summer vs. Winter
We are going into winter and i was wondering how much things slow down during hte cold months. I am currently doing some rehabbing/rent and hold and am wondering if I should pull back a bit going into the winter month...
Scott McManus
American Pension Services, APS goes into Receivership
self-directed IRA custodian American pension services, AKA APS, went into receivership in April 2014. Over 1000 of us account holders have had our accounts frozen and face 10% lean on the account to cover a ponzu sche...
Michael Baum
New VRBO cancellation rules....I mean penalties
Well, VRBO is getting harder to work with. https://help.vrbo.com/articles/What-if-I-need-to-cancel-a-re..."Our shared ambition is simple: deliver better traveler experiences across the entire traveler journey and main...
Jaden Fein
REI in Local or Distant Markets
Hey everyone!Does anyone have any opinion towards your first property being local to you or distant(other cities/states)?Besides having to account for a property management company, are there any other major factors t...