Nicholas Grieco
Save for real estate or pay off college debt first?
Hello, i'm 22 years old and I live in Parsippany, New Jersey. I'm really interested in real estate but I don't have any experience yet. I'll be graduating from Rutgers University in May 2018 with a degree in Electrica...
Sarah McVean
First time investing- Live county auction good or bad?
Hello all!I've been doing my research for about nine months now and am ready and pre-approved to make my first investment. There is a hot area in my metroplex (DFW), that has great school systems and the average home ...
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Using a Pension distribution for real estate - Penalty Avoidance?
I recently was offered a pension lump sum payout by a previous employer. As a 45 year old, I have a few years left until retirement. I have 13 vested years with this previous employer with a monthly payment estimate...
Ryan Taylor
I need some help...cause I might not understand....HELP
So I have a potential deal...ran the BP prop calc...but might not understand everything I'm looking at...ok...here we go1050 rent927.96 mo expenses122.04 mo cash flow4.37 CoC ROI 7.02 purchase cap rate0.91 income expe...
Glen Gallo
Where is this market going
Having been in San Diego my entire life I am perplexed by the rapid growth over the last year. Hot does not even begin to describe it. My daughter is interested in buying. I understand that it is a sellers market. The...
John Underwood
Same day booking over New Years
I received a booking same day request from the Airbnb platform for my Lake House.Yes I was concerned. It was a 4 day booking.What happened was that the people were in Atlanta on their way to SC from Florida and they r...
Stephanie G.
Rental house- mowing liability
I'm considering buying a house to use as a rental- but concerned that it's on a pretty steep hill. If the tenants mow the yard and roll their mower and become injured or worse. Am I liable as the property owner??It's ...
Robert Deland
Improper zoning on Triplex with no legal nonconforming documentation
I am under contract for a Triplex in Tampa. It was built in 1980, and it is zoned RS-50 (single family residential). This is common in Tampa (and I think in other cities); however it does not have any paperwork sayi...
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Empty versus Drop Standards/Rent
I read quite a bit that it is better to leave a unit empty then to fill it by lowering your standards.
The economics would suggest otherwise. An empty unit equates to an 8+% drop in yearly rent for each month empty,...
Bryan Hancock
Reasonable GC Fees
If you were participating as a LP in a syndication what would you consider to be a reasonable GC fee for overseeing SFR builds?