Caleb Scott
Should I buy instead of rent for a 2 year period, and cash out my equity at the end?
Me and my girlfriend need to be in town for 2 more years before moving for her masters degree program. We have saved up a down payment living with parents, and are ready to move in. Should we just rent? My family said...
Adam L.
HELP Leasing Office Space
Hello,
I own a 5 story office building in Chicago and am having a difficult time leasing it out. I purchased the building about a year ago 100% vacant and proceeded to throw about $750,000 into remodeling mostly the c...
Charles Smith
Bathroom remodel estimates
Hello All,Recently purchased a duplex in South Minneapolis. I want to save on remodel cost and put as much sweat equity as possible. The property really isn't in bad shape and in a prime location (couple blocks away f...
Melissa U.
Large oak tree under foundation - to buy or not to buy?
In contract for a turnkey property in Memphis, TN. It will cost approx $4000 to remove the Oak tree based on a professional estimate. There is a bedroom above this corner of the house. The roots would still be under t...
William C.
Montgomery County, Bucks County meetup
Is there a meetup for those interested in the Montgomery or Bucks county area? If not, is there anyone out there that would be interested in getting one started? Please reply if your in the area and would be willing...
Thomas Elam
This is my first time loaning money, how do I protect myself?
Greetings,
I have been to Real Estate Expos and searched the web. There are plenty of ways to find out how to borrow money but very little about how to loan it. I need a sanity check please.
One of the members in my...
June Veenstra
Renovating apartments - is it worth it?
I own multifamily buildings with a lot of vacancies. In order to get the vacant apartments back on the market they need extensive renovations. I've done the calculations and it totally pays to renovate in towns such...
Dave Mustaine
Tenant Choice
This is a hypothetical question based on a decision I will likely need to make. If you had to chose and approve one of these tenants, which one would it be?Assume both renters have the same amount of income, assets, ...
Ashton Astillero
Would you cut corners here?
This is going to be a wall of text, but I think it's necessary to lay down proper context.Not so recently, I took a job for the rehab of a house. I had to wait a little bit since I don't want to put anybody in the hot...
Dwayne Hirsch
Immigration Laws
Looking to dialoguge on this topic so let me begin by saying this;
I do not believe that we should have an open border, however in a country where we enjoy the melting pot status, where Ellis Island brought in the an...