Corinne Faivre
Hold or sell?
Hello everyone, I posted about 6 months ago whether to sell or hold my condo. I had a bad run with property managers, the last one being the worst. The condo has been updated and is now finished and ready to be rented...
Matthew Drouin
Multifamily Rent Growth Slumps In Sunbelt Markets, Rochester Remains "Steady Eddy"
The latest report out of Costar on Multifamily was quite an interesting read. I decided to do a deep dive analysis on our market in particular; see how it stacks up against these; and how our own multifamily port...
Stanley Crawford
I didn't know I HAD to take depreciation
I would like to blame Turbotax for this mess but I know it my fault. First let me explain how I got in this mess and hopefully someone has some good advice on getting out of it. I started buying buy and hold rentals ...
Mahesh Thatavarthi
Anna, Princeton, Fort Worth or other? Best places to look for IPs around DFW
Hi,I have been doing a lot of digging but wanted to ask the question here as well as there are a lot of experts around the area that can help me. I am looking for the best cities/locations around the DFW area to buy a...
Liam ONeill
Propert management renovation fee
Is it industry standard for a property manager to charge 10% of renovation cost over 10,000 because typically there will be attention needed from them. I should mention the pm hired a general contractor who gave us a ...
Nate Boda
FHA vs Conventional Financing as it pertains to CASHFLOW
Ok so here's the scoop:I am a beginning investor looking for my first buy and hold investment so as to get my feet wet. I am headed in the direction of a multi unit; a four-plex would be great since that is the maximu...
Tim Coppola
Sump pump backups
I bought my first property earlier this year in Chicago and it has a sump pump in the basement unit. Being that this is my first property and I have never dealt with sump pumps before I had someone come out and look a...
Katrina P.
furnace efficiency
Hi All,I have to buy a new furnace for one of my rentals. What efficiency is everyone buying? 80%? 95%? 96%?
David M.
Example of a SS double close in CA?
Ok, I have a hand full of short sale files on my desk.Clients already agreed a SS is the best solution. I would like to flip these to end buyers, but I want to make sure all ducks are in a row before it blows up in my...
Steven Barr
Are you allowed to use the security deposit to "turn" property?
Hi BP! Once a tenant leaves and you have to get your property "fix-up" ready for a new tenant, what are you allowed to use the previous tenant's security deposit for?Are you legally allowed to use it to fix "wear &...