Melissa Bovee
CA Stay Home Order - What to do with Dec STR bookings
CA is again under orders that restrict travel. The county I am located in - Placer, North Lake Tahoe - is covered in the order, but is distinctly less vocal about deterring travel than South Lake Tahoe. There has be...
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Tenant Offers Yard Services - How to go about this?
My new tenant has offered to clean up snow on the sidewalks, parking lot driveways during the snow season for a reduction in rent. I am wondering what your thoughts are on it. My first thought was IF I allow this and ...
David VanWinkle
Strategy for inheriting 2 (long term) underpaying tenants?
I'm about to close on my first multifamily property in 2 weeks! I am buying the property because it is a growing area and current rents in 2 of the 3 units are much lower than they should be, but the catch is that all...
Konnea Mcandrew
How would you use $1k - $5k to start investing in Real Property/Estate
I am under the impression that at a capital amount ($1k - $5k) this low, one is only able to possibly purchase tax liens/deeds.However, I see YouTube ads of investors who state that $1k in a rural area perhaps, could ...
Jeremy Segermeister
Appropriate fee for an agent? No work required.
Hi all,We decided to move cross country and buy a new primary home in South Florida. We know the new construction community we want to buy in. The builder pays a 2% agent fee. We are planning to go sometime in Septemb...
Ethan Cooke
San Francisco Conversion to Multi-Family: What Works?
Hello SF BP'ers - What are the best value-add options for a single-family home in San Francisco zoned as an R3? (triplex). I own a property like this which is currently renting at market rate and would LOVE some guid...
Carlo D.
Considering doing longer leases
Are longer leases a good option to consider? If I was considering a 2 or 3 year lease. And maybe offer no increase during that period or maybe a small increase below market rates. Is that a thing? Any disadvantages in...
Jennifer Lulofs
Windows - Refurbish or Replace?
Hi, I recently closed on a SFH in northwest Denver that was built in 1898. In general the home is in good condition with the most notable exception being the windows. All the windows are wood, single pane and origina...
Mike Rethis
Buying My First Tax Deed
Hello everyone,
My name is Mike Rethis, and I'm brand new to the Real Estate world. If you read my bio, you will learn quickly where I am at in my journey to the unforeseen future. After just getting my agents licens...
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Is an FHA Loan realistic for me?
I'm a single 32 y-o with a full time job living in Los Angeles. I was a freelancer up until one year ago. Now for the past year I've been working for a company full-time, and my NET annual income is about $36000. As o...