Nicole Heasley Beitenman
Looking for feedback on my first MTR listing!
Hey all--I know I've been MIA from the MTR forums; I had to take a few minutes to pop out some twins, and my free time is pretty limited because of said twins. But I did finally finish rehabbing and furnishing my firs...
Sherief Melik
Vacant Rate question (Aurora, Joliet and Cicero)
Hi All,I live in Chicago, and was looking for cities around me with low crime rate to start rental investment, also i am looking for the highest ROI.I like so far Cicero , Aurora and Joliet and open to any other sugge...
Isaac S.
Analyzing home in or near a flood zone
I am looking at a few multi-family properties for buy and hold in Clifton, NJ. They are near the Passaic river flood zone based on a few flood maps that I checked.
I don't know if they were affected in the past, but ...
Corey Brown
Should We Really Rely On Zillow And Trulia For Research?
Hi,I just wanted some thoughts on using sites like Zillow and Trulia for comps and research?Are these site's really reliable. I've found that they're are not reliable at all. 60% of the info is found to be outdated. C...
Tishon Greene
Increasing property value from an apprasier
Is it a good idea to pay an appraiser to come to your property to help give ideas to increase your property value, other than appreciation and some renovations on your own? I’m converting a garage to an additional bed...
John Moon
Selling a house with a driveway that is difficult to get into
Got a Rancher Single family home that is in a good neighborhood, has a large backyard, that is full of potential. However, it is impossible to turn into the driveway when the house is on the right side of the road. Th...
Taylor Stow
Critique my STR
Hey BP! Would you mind taking a look at my latest AirBnB listing and letting me know how you think I might get more bookings? Here’s the listing:
https://abnb.me/XUzMczga5wb
I think we are getting a decent numb...
Karen Higgins
Self showings of properties w/o management present... Thoughts?
As we are looking at ways to improve our efficiencies and decrease vacancies, the topic of self scheduled showings is on the table. What are your thoughts? Do you think the "risk" is worth it? Does anyone have recom...
Jamie Rose
First Solo Investment: "Sub-Divide & Conquer" a Tri-plex story
This is a story all about how a house got flipped, turned upside down. I’d like to take a minute, so sit right there, and let me tell you the story of a house called tre-fair...We are in real estate investing for long...
Matthew Gil
Water Conservation and Investing in Real Estate
Never thought I’d write a post about water conservation, but the I have noticed a trend that is affecting our bottom line.
Some back story. While we require some of our tenants to pay their water bill, not all of ...