Kerry Christensen
Trouble getting qualified for loans
Hi,We are going to try and buy a number of single family residences in the coming months. The only issue is I'm trying to get prequalified to purchase our first one $110,000 and it's having to go to the underwriters ...
Kam Nak
Out of state property viewing
I live in Seattle and I am looking at out of state properties in a couple of cities with good cashflow, one of the problem I have right now is finding real estate agents in those cities. I might have to fly down to lo...
Kristen Descant
Seeking Advice/Moral Dilemma
New investor, two single family homes so far. Found a commercial building a few months ago and put it under contract. Seemed like a great deal at the time. It has a three year lease with an electricity company that ha...
Carlos Lez
Palo Alto Rent increase rules
While statewide AB1482 caps rents to the lesser of 5%+CPI or 10% in a 12 month period what happens after the annual lease expires? i.e. the 12 month period is over. Are rent increases still capped for really low rent...
Jason James
Cash flow vs Appreciation
I’m need help deciding. I can buy a duplex cash, have $1000-ish in cash flow, but not have much appreciation after any ARV. Or I can buy a house with a loan, do some remodling thus increase the ARV in a gentrifying a...
George Genovezos
Contract for finding properties
I posted something on Craigslist for people to look for FSBO or distressed properties in the area. I offered a 1% selling price or $1000 finder fee, whichever is greater. Low and behold I got a response.Of course the ...
Pascal Arthis
How to calculate a good ROI
I'm using different analysis tools to calculate my potential first deal. The property's Comps about $1 million and I'm getting it for $7.5 m. All the other numbers look great but the ROI is -7.3%. Is that normal. I'm ...
Josh S.
Real estate agent looking for a mentor
Hello,I am a realtor in Los Angeles looking to switch from residential to commercial real estate and I am looking for a mentor for one year to teach me one on one. I already have a brokerage that I am with and I do no...
Robert Leitner
Maintenance and issue tracking
I have a couple properties and use Stessa as my property management app but they don’t yet have maintenance and issue tracking. I’d prefer not to switch so I’m trying to figure out hire to track this stuff, any recomm...
Frank Maratta
Church conversion to apartments
Hi everyone. I have an opportunity here to create apartments out of two historic church buildings. The church, and the second rectangular building to the left comprise about 19k-20k sq ft total. It has adequate parkin...