Mark Hall
Successes in home automation for rental units?
I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts. Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...
Frank Klein
if you are waiting for the right moment to start, its now
“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that ...
Alice K.
First Offer, Bidding Wars, and Sweat :)
Hello All,This is just a story of first steps for anyone out there interested in hearing about it from a new person.One thing to note: This is very time consuming if you're really involved in the process as I was. My...
Dave Antonelli
Need another deal breakdown.
This is a 4plex in my area. He has it listed at 240 and its been on the market for almost a year.
Rents right now are 490,500,500,500.
Taxes:4000
Each unit is 2 bed 1 bath
Each unit gets garage stall
I dont know if t...
Joshua Dorkin
Should you use an agent or sell your home FSBO?
I thought we'd kick off the Selling Real Estate forum with a basic question that anyone selling their home has to deal with:
Should you use an agent to sell your home, or save the commission and sell it yourself as a...
Tin Lam
How long does it take to pay off your 30 year Mortgage?
How long does it REALLY take to pay off your 6% 30 years mortgage if you have already 5 years in?
George Moehlenhoff
Best Presentations:
So my brain feels like mush from all the knowledge I obtained, and everyone did a great job... Just curious, what presentations did you like and why? Here are mine:
Will Barnard: Truth About Rehabbing: Just stra...
Laurie Williamson
Carpet or laminate? It's complicated.
I usually make decisions quickly, but I'm stuck on this one... I need to replace the flooring for 3 bedrooms in my rental property. They currently have carpet, but it's pretty worn out. I am trying to decide whether t...
Ryan D.
The "Recession" is Supposedly Here. Why Aren't You Buying?
Hi BP,This is a long overdue intro post. I'm Ryan and I'm a victim of recency bias. See the thing is we all either got slaughtered personally or had friends/family get slaughtered in 2009 when that once in every ~70-y...
Michele Fischer
Ability to exclude a person from the premesis
Background: We rent a 3 bedroom house to a grandmother. She has her grandchildren live with her intermittently as needed. Not uncommon in low income households. Two of the teenagers are authorized on the rental ag...