Stephen E.
AC Issue
I have a townhouse with a 20+ year old air conditioner and furnace. My tenant reported that if she set the thermostat at 75F the system would cycle on and off as is normal. However, when she set the thermostat at 74F ...
Jeff Bongard
A Newbie Investor in Seattle
Hello Everyone,
My name is Jeff Bongard, currently living in the Seattle area, and working a 9-5 in aviation. I’m a newbie to real estate investing, and very anxious to learn and get my feet wet as a serious real est...
Account Closed
Self storage costs of a closed business
Not even sure where to start. I found a closed self storage unit around 30 units. If this was a functioning property and full or close to full 90% or higher what would be a good price? It’s going to take me months o...
Christian Bunte
The Willy Wonka house: big deal or big mistake?
How do you put a price on the weirdness factor of a house when buying a property? Do you think an extremely custom/DIY rental unit will draw in OR push away possible renters?I just got through walking the most beautif...
Jonathan H.
Please critique my Excel Property Analyzer
Hello everyone,
My wife and I have been looking at properties for the past couple of days and we had been writing everything down by hand.
I got sick of the disorganization and created an excel sheet to see if prope...
Sage Jankowitz
What is a good newbie investing strategy?
I've recently been bitten by the real estate bug and I can't stop reading. In the past week alone I've gone through 5 books, some broad, some very specific. All the books were by well accomplished investors and not "g...
Jeanette Smith
Buying the first rental property
A seller has a small apt. complex for sale. He's offered for a buyer to assume his loan (orig $165K, now bal of $132K). NO dn Pmt. Any way to have him sign over the title while we continue to pay the loan, then ref...
Stacey Everett
What is the note investor looking for when purchasing an owner-finance note
I have a deal that I am working on. I am fairly new to OF deals. I own the SFR outright. I am selling the property for $125k. The buyers are putting $5k down and financing $120k. since I am fairly new to RE investing,...
Omri Liba
Impact of Costs on Note IRR
Hi,I use two techniques to financially evaluate notes:1. Through the RATE() function in Excel, without considering the costs relating to the note2. Through an Excel sheet that i built that takes into account servicer ...
DJ Richmond
Direct Mail Campaigns for RE Agents
Hello All, over the past several months I have become increasingly interested in Real Estate investing and sales. I finally went ahead and got my license back in August. I've been on the hunt for my first multi-family...