Adam Jernow
Buying Real Estate in a Tax Sheltered Account (SEP, IRA, 401K)?
Hi,I have some money in my SEP and a potential investment in rental real estate (mixed use, cash flow positive multifamily to be specific). The question is, would there be any benefit to buying the property in my SEP ...
Grant Hibbert
sell or hold-rent primary residence
I'm looking to move into a new home in which I can rent out the basement - but trying to decide what to do with my current home. My current home has appreciated a bit since I bought it 3 years ago and other houses in ...
Sean Wilt
Booking % Statistic on AirBnb - What's good?
Wondering what a "good" percentage is for bookings per views on AirBnb. We are currently at 2.3%. I tried to do some research but couldn't find an easy answer so thought I would ask the group. (we have 5 bookings o...
Kera Covani
Paying above appraised value for SMF??
Is it ok to pay above appraised value? I have offered on a 4 pleX - all 3/2’s. Good area and school district. Was under contract but buyer couldn’t come up with extra down payment. An appraisal was done at 390k - owne...
Mark Forest
Can not lease this house. What is wrong?
I have had this house available since July without results. We have had a few showings, but no one calls back. The price is actually below what other landlords are asking for comparable houses.https://www.zillow.com...
John Hagen
New investor; question on building a multi family
Hello All,a newbie here..I am contemplating purchasing a piece of land ( a wooded lot that is zoned for multi family construction) in Chicago area..it is priced very low. with the intention of getting a loan to do the...
Adam Wright
Property tax sticker shock? Appraisals have been mailed out
“It is very early to say at this point, but I estimate overall values for Tarrant county to be up 7-10 percent,” Law said via email. “While some individual property values may have substantially larger percentage incr...
LaDamien Brewton
Listing agent responsibilities
I'm new to real estate world and haven't got my license yet (I start classes fairly soon) but I've been doing a lot of research and srudying already. One thing I'm not sure of is ehat exactly a listing agent does. I u...
Nick Noon
First Pre-Approval Success!
In case you didn't read my introduction post, I was meeting with my mortgage lender this week to see how much I could get pre-approved for. I was nervous because of my high student loan debt that runs me about $1,100/...
Denise Smith
How do you find real estate 'comps'?
Does one need to have a real estate license to access that info readily. Obviously, I use the real estate apps...but they tend to not list a price that a property sold for.