Dale Osborn
Inflation & the Economy
As the government continues to print more money - inflation will be going up and your buying power will decrease. Cost of goods will increase to new highs - look at gas, food, utility rates already. Where will it end?...
Paul Bergagna
Connecticut Among Top States People Are Moving Out Of
I know that the numbers aren't yet staggering, but is this trend of concern to you? With the State's financial condition worsening, do you think that there should be cause for alarm, or caution in investing going for...
Bill Coleman
HOA financials analysis?
I am trying to evaluate the financials of an HOA community and I was wondering if anyone has a rule of thumb for cash reserves or any other items that could be a red flag to investors?
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Joshua Reffett
Should I keep my MFR loans separate or combine them??
I currently own a four-plex and a duplex. I purchased the duplex earlier this year via a cash out re-fi from the four-plex and walked away with 19k at the closing. I'm currently looking at another duplex and I am cu...
Jason Hendrickson
"Sell" estate prior to death...?
Off-the-wall question here but I think it's interesting: Let's say for the sake of argument that I have an estate of real estate holdings worth $5M. My wife and I don't have kids and therefore nobody to pass along our...
Patrick Allen
Tucson investors - is $200 a door realistic
Hey everyone. This is my first attempt at an in depth question since joining the forums. Not entirely sure I have thought of every consideration, so feel free to point out what those additional consideration are.My go...
Christopher R.
Submetering
Hi! I'm looking at a quad which rents $750 each. Currently, the landlord pays the water/sewer which I think will cost around $50/unit/month. My realtor (who is also an investor and a property manager) says I can sub-m...
Aaron Gordy
Unemployment in Austin Texas metro and the Phillips Curve
The latest Texas Workforce commission stats are out. Austin Texas metro is still number 1 in the state for the lowest unemployment clocking it at 2.7%. That is a year over year decrease from 4.1%. The cumulative labor...
Jo-Ann Lapin
Orange county CA hosing market summary
After starting the year at 4,396 homes on the market, the active listing grew to 4,576.Demand, the number of pending sales over the price month, decreased from 1,629 to 1,593 in the past two weeks, its lowest point si...
Danielle J.
Contingency funds
Hello all,I was wondering when it comes to a fix n flip how much should be allocated for contingency funds? Is their a particular percent or $ amount of the ARV that should be allocated for contingency? Who sets the c...