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Hey everyone,I've been feeling a bit confused as of late. I am still looking to make my first investment purchase and am really interested in a small multifamily. I am getting updated with the latest properties availa...
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I've heard this from many realtors and wholesalers in Atlanta, that the shortage on inventory is real. They are saying that investors are having a hard time finding true deals and that even most wholesalers are pricin...
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So I am facing a dilemma here. I bought a property two years ago and that was my first rental property purchase. I paid $175k with 20% down for the property in a okay neighborhood. For the past two years, I have had p...
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Hello everyone, I am a novice to investing in real estate and am currently looking at a 12 unit building in my home state. I can afford to put down the 20% but I don't want to. List price is $525k, brings in $102k/ye...
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Hey guys,I am trying to do some bottoms-up market analysis. Figured you guys could probably point me towards a data provider that would have city level data exportable to excel so you can manipulate it. I don't mind i...
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I've been ruminating over the low rate environment recently and whether to refi one or more of my long-term rentals, but I just struggled visualizing the full gamut of financial impacts, e.g. loan cost inefficiency, 3...
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Iron Sharpens Iron. I want to hear your most effective ways at increasing rent from an already existing tenant.I personally write up an email or letter 60-90 days out from renewal explain that their rent will be going...
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I've underwritten around 30 deals so far, mostly in the Ohio market. I'd say that 85% of them have rents that are 10-15% under market. If the way to increase the selling value of a MFH is to increase NOI by increasi...
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Background:
Hi,
I own and live in a two family home where I rent one of the apartments (above mine) out to a small family. The apartment is a renovated 3br, 1 bath in northern NJ with heat and hot water included. Th...
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I'm doing tax planning for the next year. Looking for strategic guidance from an investments standpoint (of course I'll work with my CPA on the details)-
1. My individual taxable income in 2021 (after all deductions)...