Shane M
Two props in one, freebee or a lot of headaches?
I've been looking at a deal that apparently has 2 properties on the same lot. When I look up the tax info. I get one record as the primary property and another as the primary and the secondary property.... how could t...
Steve Fitzgerald
What do you look for in a property management company?
Why are your criteria to define what a good property management company is? What are your non-negotiable?What are the red flags?
Amanda Peterson
How to convince my in laws to let us buy their home
My in laws have a home in Southern California that they purchased 20+ years ago. Their mortgage even with a refinance is less than $2200 a month. We have a friend who works for a property management company in the are...
Matt Holmer
Fannie DTI ratio with new rental income
Quick question regarding DTI for a Fannie loan. As I understand that new rental income (less then 2 years) is calculated as:Gross rent * 75% - DITI = income added What I don't know is whether or not the DITI still cou...
Robert Casper
1031/DST/UPREIT (I can't verify the value)
So I just sat with a friend who spent his career (decades) as a commercial bank loan officer, mostly in real estate, with a retirement career as an independent bank auditor. Together we looked at three DST from three ...
Account Closed
STR bed sizes / sheets question
Hey all -I'm about to purchase a three bedroom STR. The master can accommodate a queen, the two other rooms are smaller, and could probably accommodate a full without it being too large. I need help figuring a few thi...
Michael Delpier
Success and lessons learned
I have not posted in quite a while. But I have been busy and ran into the old “too busy doing that I don’t have time to keep up with the network.” I really need to learn to balance that. But, working full time, two sm...
Vik J.
SFRs in Kyle - Buda or San Marcos?
Good day Austin BP!I'd like to invest in an SFR in the Kyle/Buda/San Marcos area (I already own a rental in Leander. Whilst it's appreciated and I positive cash flow on it, there's no value in buying rentals in the Au...
Cheng Bin Zhang
The Slow House Hack: Real Estate Investing in Greater Boston
2020 will forever be marked as a “watershed” moment for many millennials. From the rise in e-commerce to work from home, the pandemic accelerated our lives by decades. Millennials, which constitute the largest segmen...
Jeremy Medina
How would you manage utilities in a 2 unit with no separate meters?
I am closing a deal on a SFH that has an attached ADU. I am not sure yet but I am thinking LTR for the main portion and perhaps MTR/STR for the ADU. It is not separately metered and right now I don't see adding a mete...