Andreas Mueller
The President’s New Housing Proposals are .... Problematic
BP Compatriots! My weekly article on the markets coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all you tubular dudes and dude...
Mike Franco
Is there a correlation between nicer homes and better tenants?
I'm wondering whether you landlords have noticed better qualified applicants after you renovate (or if you have a nicer looking dwelling)-- People with higher income, stable jobs, better ability to pay rent. Are the ...
Rose Stuart
Money vs. Sanity (Raising the Rent)
We have two duplexes, self-manage. We just bought a third property to live in. Rents have been going up and up and up. (Supply is also going up, but not fast enough to stop the rate of rental increase.) Our longest-te...
Chris Watkins
Single Family Property Rented as a Duplex - A "Waldo" Question
Looking for some advice. I am an investor (and a newbie to the forum). I've spent 5 hours doing my own research on this specific topic already so I hope I'm not wasting anyone's time. I've got a potential opportunity ...
Jeanette J.
Rehabbing a meth house
Hello all,
I'm very new to real estate investing and I'm so grateful for this website. I have my first duplex rental under contract right now, but I can't stop doing research on other possible deals. I did find a h...
Hoan Thai
Reducing total interest paid to your 30 year mortgage
I just got back from day 2 of the Rich Dad seminar taught by Elite Legacy Education. Our instructor Trevor Evans showed us what they call "Double Principal" payments. This is NOT the same as paying two mortgage paymen...
Chad Jarrah
Monthly Rental Increase Strategies
Hey all, had a question that's been nagging me and wanted to get some thoughts.I'd like to hear how investors increase monthly rents (residential) to their tenants. Do you have a percentage increase every year built i...
Hugh Little
What type of properties beat a recession? Commercial!
This is a great topic, I think we can all benefit from creative ideas. Multi family comes to mind. In a economic downturn people down size. They move from there homes to apartments to cut cost. I would say make sure ...
Kenneth LaVoie
Using seller financing to sell my portfolio
Hi allI have a portfolio of 11 buildings, consisting of 48 units, all with a 2 mile radius in Central Maine. I sold a home once using seller financing and had a horrible experience (I just got the house back in forecl...
Jeremy H.
showing, application, credit check, in what order?
If a potential tenant has seen the ad on Zillow or craigslist.Do we setup a time to see the house, at that time give them an application form?The application is a template from Zillow, just have personal info and bank...