Susan Tan
how to calculate home insurance?
Conventional mortgages roll in home insurance in the monthly bill. How do I calculate the home insurance for any property that I'm considering? Is it a percentage of property purchase price?
Karen Margrave
CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT - How has it affected your real estate decisions?
If you own property in California, has the drought had any impact on your properties, your tenants, what you can and cannot do with your property, etc.?
Nathan Waters
Tenant hasn't put water bill in her name yet. Going on 3 months!
I bought a small 1BR 1Bath HUD home back in September. I got it rented out in March. I know; the turn around was slow, but it is what it is. Learned a lot and got what seemed to be a good tenant. She got the gas and e...
Sam Leon
City of Hallandale FL requires utility accounts to be in owner's name
Just got a flyer for my duplex in Hallandale, FL stating next year the utility accounts - water, sewer, sanitation must be in the name of the owner on record, and not the tenants.Owner will get a bill, and be responsi...
Jintu Philip
RE Managers Handing down sizing of staff and expenses?
With a recession looming and sizing a lean organization..How are you'all handling the situation! Like what are you keen on downsizing, reducing costs, canceling contracts..Are you looking at pay cuts, asking for a red...
Arnold Soley
Newbie don't know best 50/50 flip agreement?...Need help.
Me: Remodeling Contractor. An investor approached me to do a 50/50 flip. I would do the work, he will be the money man. Issue? My guys need to get paid weekly ( 3-4 month project ). I need to pay my monthly bills whil...
Noble Willis
Cash Out on Rate and Term Refinance
With rates at the current lows, I'm looking into conventional refinancing to capture some savings (on my monthly bill but also long term interest). I had a few questions that I'm hoping someone can answer.1) Can you ...
Danielle G.
Introduction and Feedback Welcomed!
Hi! After some major life changes, I have plunged head-first into REI. I went to a couple of local workshops and decided that buying and flipping was too big of a place for me to begin (maybe in the future, I'm not ru...
John Dersoe
Pay off mortgage or invest?
I am in process of selling in NY. After mtg paid, commission, taxes, cap gains, etc.. I'll have +/-425k left over. My new 30yr mortgage in Tampa is 1600 a month. 324k total. My monthly income is around 8k.. BUT, my bi...
Nick Bartelotti
Estimating Utilities for Analysis
When analyzing a rental and trying to calculate cash flow, how do you estimate utilities and expenses? Is there a way to find the average in your area, or is there a way to find that information on the listing? When y...