Jason R. Besanceney
How did some of you save money for your first property?
In some of my previous posts, I have mentioned that I am a college student and have asked about some of the ways I should get into real estate. House hacking is the most significant recommendation by far so looking in...
Kinan Humphrey
"Hard to find a Real Estate Mentor"
Why is it so hard to find a R/E mentor ? I am a hard working, educated individual looking to learn from a professional real estate investor w/ experience. I am not allergic to hard work, but a i am allergic to being...
Account Closed
Family discouraging me from investing in real estate
Hi guys, I’m 23 years old and currently have a rental condo. The HOA has been raised to $330 a month so I plan on selling it and reinvesting what’s left after paying the debt off... I plan on buying a SFH or a multi f...
Rachelle Richardson
Advice for First Rental Property
Hello! We are looking at properties that already have tenants. I am wondering how that process works (lease, rules etc. that are already in place from previous owner). Do we write a new lease and have them sign? Do we...
Account Closed
Venting about Measure Y
I am the owner occupier of a triplex in Oakland. I would like to renovate one of my units, redoing the electrical (because it's painfully out of date), and redo the plumbing in that portion of the house before it beco...
Ben Leybovich
Value Add Case Study (2 Apartment Communities)
@Sam Grooms and I syndicate apartments in Phoenix. IN that I am sure you are hearing lots of different things from lots of different people, which can confuse and paralyze the mind, I thought a bit of concrete good ne...
Russell Gronsky
Basing CAP rate off projected income
Hey all,
So I was looking at a 10-unit multi-family property the other day online and it was advertising an 8 CAP. But when I ran the numbers, the CAP rate I got was closer to 6. When I asked the broker where the 8 CA...
Brandon Turner
Anyone use "Evolve Vacation Rental" for short term rentals?
I'm finding that it's taking a bit more work than I'd like to manage my vacation rental. So the folks at evolvevacationrental.com hit me up the other day, via a cold call. I looked into them - and they seem almost to...
Erin L.
Bad Credit - Good Tenant?
I could really use some cumulative life experience advice this evening! I just used the MySmartMove site for tenant screening and was greeted with a tenant score of "conditional" with a FICO of 468. I have had bo...
Dan Nguyen
Ringless Voicemail Broadcast Marketing
Hello guys,I've been meaning to sign up for a couple years but never pulled the trigger until now so I can ask this question.I'm a real estate wholesaler/flipper and I'm looking to scale my business. One strategy I'm ...