Phillip Stephenson
Looking to purchase my first rental property
Hello All,
My wife and I are looking to buy our first rental property and hoping to get some advice or guidance on the process. Our desire to purchase a rental comes from wanting to generate some inc...
Jim Rivell
How do you handle property utilities?
BP, I just purchased and rented out my first (2) student rental properties. The first group of tenants moved in on June 1, and the others on August 1. For the first group, we put together a Move-In form with detailed ...
Kyle Giess
Pace Morby Gator Lending - reviews, experience, and results from students
Hello everyone,
I'm Kyle Giess, a soon-to-graduate college student eager to kickstart my real estate investing journey.
For the past month, I've been closely following Pace Morby, especially since the release of his...
Matthew Brown
How do I bill utilities and estimate water and sewage fees?
I am a soon-to-be new landlord and have trouble finding answers to some questions I thought would be easier. I will most likely pay for water, sewer, and general trash. Where do I find an estimate of how much water, s...
Parker Ludlow Imrie
Bay Area rookie seeking house-hack guidance
My wife and I live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area, have roots here, and plan to stay. (Great place for a rookie to cut his REI teeth, right?) We are about to sell our SFH (not a profitable rental), which sho...
Ruben Kanya
Is an HOA a deal breaker for a cash flowing quad?
Would you have any pushback or concerns on a cash flowing quad in an HOA community? Is the HOA a deal breaker for you? Slight concern or major concern? If so why?I was speaking to a partner in my network and they had...
Justin Case
Section 8 and high utility bills - Should I make them pay overages?
I pay w/s/g in this economy and I am on the forth month now with two newer sets of section 8 tenants really high on their w/s/g bills. They are each running $45 over a month. Should I make them pay the difference to ...
Paul T.
Avoiding CA’s New Security Deposit Limitations (AB12)
Nothing herein is legal advice.
Effective July 1, 2024, California Civil Code section 1950.5 generally prohibits a landlord from collecting more than one month’s rent as security deposit, whether the rental is furn...
Account Closed
Do I focus on Paying off my mortgage?
Hey Everyone!I'm closing on my first property that I will be house hacking with. I'm in a condo with a buddy paying me rent. I will have a $220k 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 4.875%. Using amortization calculators I ...
Jacob P.
STR CoronaVirus strategies (metro area)
I know there are already a plethora of short term rental threads talking about the impacts of CV. None of them are really talking about strategies for the STR owner. I've been brainstorming, and curious if anyone else...