Chi Wen
what happens to your equity in a downturn?
So we all know housing will dip/drop at some point. What happens to your equity in situations when you put down 5% vs when you put 20% down?- Buy a 500k house and put 5% down (25k) and the next day housing prices cras...
Ralph Bolasny
Reducing rental price for prospective tenants
Hello!I have a multifamily property and would like to know if agreeing to a request from a prospective tenant to reduce the rent after showing the property would expose us to any liabilities? For example, if we advert...
Zachery Hitchcox
STR Arbitrage and REPS
Hello everyone, I looked around on the site and wasn't able to find an answer to my question. Apologies if its been answered before.Does STR or MTR arbitrage qualify a person for Real Estate Professional Status (REPS)...
Michael Merino
What's with all of the home sales significantly below market?
We've all done those Zillow/RedFin searches for recent home sales and seen purchases for homes sold significantly below market. Here in San Francisco, they might be a million dollars or more below market. Do we know w...
Ryan Thomson
Maximizing Your Tax Benefits as a Real Estate Investor: Strategies to Ask Your CPA
Disclaimer: I am not a
tax professional, so it's always best to consult a tax advisor for your
specific situation.
Investing in real
estate can bring about a lot of financial benefits, but it can also have a
ma...
Reese C.
HOA Foreclosure Redemption Period
We are looking at potentially purchasing a HOA Lien and had a question about the redemption period. If a lien holder steps up to redeem after our purchase, how much would we be entitled to using the example below? Als...
Peta-Gay Merrick
Writing lease agreement
Hi all, I am in the process of renting my first 2 family home. Any help with renters lease agreement did you use a lawyer or can it be done online? I am in NY if that matters
Todd Kendrick
New investor- Trying to figure out financing to cashout
I am trying to find financing for deals while using the Brrr method,
so I can recycle my cash and don't have to come out of pocket. I mean who has money laying around to put into a property and stop at one deal.
I...
Will F.
Seller Credit v Price Reduction -- Differences - Cap gains v prop
Hi I was thinking of whether I wanted to receive Credits vs a Price reduction for a property I'm purchasing in Long Beach, CA.As far as prop 13 benefits (for locking in Califonia property taxes) I could see a benefit ...
Daniel D.
Tenant info from Property manager
Hello, I am a newbie! I am in Ohio and renting out my first property through a property management company. What info about the renter am I entitled to receive other than a copy of the lease agreement. For example nam...