Cody Anderson
Make Participation Mortgages Great Again
Can someone explain to me why participation mortgages are no longer in vogue? They seem, at the surface, to be a logical instrument for long term incentive alignment, especially in today's market.
Matthew Childs
Primer or Paint on Walls to Make Ready to Sell
Paint the walls or leave them with just primer?Here’s the story:My mom had to move out of her house this past spring. It was put on the market but the only offers were real low ball offers from investors. There wer...
Bob Chinavare
Median sales price: What is the best source to use in your local
Hi everyone,When researching median sales prices for my local real estate area, I have found Zillow, Realtor.com and Trulia to have very different statistics.I would be interested in your opinions of what source you u...
Jasmine May
Would you invest at these numbers? (Halifax NS)
Freehold property $340k - rents at around $2000pm. Property taxes $300pm.
What's going on with Halifax? Crazy bidding wars everywhere and rents are through the roof! For average incomes here, rents are way too high!...
Jon D.
JV Split Percent No Labor Partner
I'm going to try this more succinctly because my first post was likely too long and unnecessarily confusing.2 partners on a property. Lets say *neither are contributing any labor or what labor is rendered is paid for ...
Tariq B.
Homepath...Frustration
So over the last month I have been dealing with nothing but homepath properties because the house they have work well with my strategy, but man it has been a headache! I have put offers on 3 places no dice. Finally I ...
Mike Abramowitz
Condo conversion for refinancing purposes?
Let me start with I am currently in Boston area where a 3 family home costs 1-1.5M on average. I am curious if I were to convert a 3 family home into condos would I be able to refinance each condo to get 75% LTV and i...
Sean Dezoysa
Pure cash flow investing vs cash flow/appreciation
Hi everyone,I am mostly focused on acquiring MFH properties in a high cash flow area like Birmingham, AL. I will be non-local no matter what because I spend half the year outside the US. Low cost, low appreciation mar...
David Quinn
Bedbugs in a duplex - should LL pay for new mattresses?
Hi, I have a duplex in Boston. In both units I do the “rent by the room” model. Last night one of the tenants in the 2nd floor told me he had bedbugs and got rid of his box spring and mattress. I went by today and ...
Reginald Lewis
Private lenders legit
Has anyone ever heard of a private investor Reginald Karney he has offered me 200k 5% 6 yrs but he wants a processing fee of $870? Does this sound legit or should I walk?