Alex Silang
Do you tell your coworkers about your real estate properties?
Just wanted to see what people do. I've owned RE for about 3-4 years and I haven't told a single coworker about it. I'm a private person in general. Still though sometimes I consider it. I think it's interesting conve...
Tanya Solomon
How 2 find general contractor feeds/gets biz-2hit him &hurt him
How do you find where a guy gets his business? My theory is if I find his main source, I can complain about him and stir up trouble. Then he will be motivated to pay me the 5k he owes me and move on. I also want to wa...
Marcus Auerbach
Has the Eviction Tsunami started on August 1st?
So the CDC eviction memorandum has ended yesterday and the news and social media are talking about a wave of evictions. I have not seen much of that... What are you guys seeing?
We own and operate a portfolio in the ...
Ryan Dao
Why Doesn't Everyone Invest In Real Estate?
This might warrant some raised eyebrows but I always asked myself the same question: If real estate is a great way to become wealthy, why isn't everyone doing it?Now I'm not saying investing in real estate is easy, be...
Matt Speer
Would you fire your PM if their days on market avg was over 40?
Serious, yet simple questions: Question 1: If you found out your property management company had an average days on market of over 40 days would you immediately fire them and look elsewhere? Question 2: If you answere...
Vincent Dicristo
Average ROI on rental properties?
What would you estimate your median return on invested capital percentage annually to be between all of your rental properties?
Brandon S.
No Cash Flow Properties in my Market (CA - OC/LA)
Hi all,
I just met with my RE agent and surprise, surprise, based on the pre-approval that I got from our broker, I could not find any properties that I could positive cash flow with unless I put more than 20...
Nathan Killebrew
How to handle friends not on the same path as you.
Hi, I am a college student who is crazy about learning real estate and anything else pertaining to financial freedom. As I have been on this journey I have become more and more secluded from my friends. I feel as if...
Thomas Seay
San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate Correction
So how much longer can this boom continue around here? I live in Palo Alto, where I have my main residence. I own rental properties in San Mateo, Foster City and East Palo Alto. The one in East Palo Alto I only pur...
Jason Merchey
Recourse Loans
I am getting some pushback on the idea of recourse vs. non recourse loans from a banker I'm just about to go with. My accountant told me not to take out a recourse loan, one that allows for deficiency judgments (th...