Lydia Kawazoe
Social Media, do you need it?
I am a newer real estate agent and I would like to get the hang of turning profit doing that first, so for now I am just learning about investing while working in the world of real estate. I only want to be an agent f...
Roseann Koefoed
What security camera system is best?
I just purchased 24 units (three identical 8-unit buildings) that share a parking lot. I've been at the property a lot in the last couple of weeks, and tenants are telling me that a group of teenagers will bust throu...
Adam Moehn
Investment/Owner Occupied Interest Rate Spread on Mortgage
What kind of interest rate spread do you typically get at banks for loans on investment properties vs. the interest rate they charge for owner occupied houses?
For a conventional 30 yr mortgage, the bank I we...
Brett K.
What's your favorite security set-up for protecting vacant property?
Working in a busy property management company, I'm often asked for advice on camera and alarm systems, and in rougher neighborhoods sometimes it can be a toss-up on whether to keep a property boarded-up between showin...
Steven Gesis
Purchasing 100+ MultiFamily Apartment Building - Needs Renovation
So, here it is, I love SFR, I have A LOT of SFR, over the course of the last two years, have been dipping into the Multi-Family space and now graduating to 100+ units - still buying lots of SFR (I just cannot contain ...
Robert Steele
Gross income 3x rent too simplistic
I see this metric of gross income should be 3x or 4x rent and cannot see how this can possibly be useful other than a preliminary "should I even bother looking at this app".
I think a more useful metric would...
Meredith Mihm
RUBS, utility fee, split?? for a 6-plex
We're quite close to making an offer on a 6-plex where owner pays ALL utilities. It is not common in the area for utilities to be included, and all units are under market rent. The building is 100+ years old, so I a...
Matt Honeyford
Help with Marketing / Advertising Strategies
Hello everyone, My name is Matt Honeyford. I'm a Commercial Real Estate Agent and a full time Real Estate Investor in Rochester, NY. I started this journey (full time) a little less than a year ago. Currently, we have...
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You MUST add some Buy and Hold to your mix
For those of you familiar with the real estate market in the Detroit area, you know that this is prime opportunity to build a real estate portfolio.
Why?
Let me ask you this - where else can you routinely find singl...
Edita D.
fees that property mng companies charge
Hey guys,
from my research I learned different property mng companies charge different fees.
What do you guys think of a LEASING fee? I strongly believe it should be incorporated in management fees. PMs are getting, ...