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April New Home Sales
Hello BPers,
Have a excerpt from an article, followed by a question. I am new to real estate investing and have yet to make a deal. Just wanted some insight from the BP community.
A quote from cnbc.com...
Aubrey Page
Addressing Marijuana Smell Complaints
We have a new-to-us class c quadplex in Avondale in Cincinnati. Tenant A moved in 1 Feb. Tenant B moved in 5 Mar. Tenant C moved in 7 Apr. Tenant C reported on Apr 10 that she smelled marijuana so strongly when she w...
Alicia Prokos
Rules of Thumb for Estimating Road and Utilities Installation Costs?
I am considering buying a 50 acre, rolling to hilly parcel with lake views near Knoxville, TN for a proposed subdivision of 1 acre lots. I need a good short hand method to estimate the cost of building a curb and gut...
Wendy Busa
Rental property purchase sight unseen?
Newbie question, I finally have found a rental property that looks to cash flow, the owner inherited it but wants nothing to do with it. Perfect, but upon setting up an appointment to see it with my realtor buyer agen...
M T Naughton
Good Deal? - Property in Austin, TX
Hello,
I hope everyone is well!
I'm in the middle of closing on a fairly large property in a fairly central part of Austin, TX. Since I still have 8 days to make a decision, I thought it would make sense to share...
John Barry
Building 20+ Unit Apartment Complex
Looking for any ideas, feedback, concerns on the building of a 17-31 (there were 3 options given by surveyor on building layout on the property and that would be reason for the vary in unit amounts. The option with mo...
Kimberly T.
Can "having a job" be part of your tenant screening criteria?
Hear me out.
Let's say part of your screening criteria is a minimum of 3x rent as income. In CA and some (all?) other states, you cannot discriminate based on source of income. That means if the prospective...
Scott Trench
Good Fees Vs Bad Fees For Property Managers
I'd like to get some input on reasonable vs unreasonable fees for property management.
I think most people think that the % of rent is the key fee. I disagree.
I interviewed a property manager a while back who hea...
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Is getting a GREAT deal unethical?
Apparently, I'm guilty of elderly abuse for getting this great deal. I recently posted on my real estate investing IG page about a 3-plex that I was lucky to purchase in late 2018 for $25k, with $2100 rents. It didn't...
David McCready
Northern California Strategy
Hello Everyone,
I live in Sonoma County California and I am currently planning on pursuing long term rentals with flips in between.
The more I research the market, the more I feel that out of state rentals are a w...