Chris Penny
Estimating Construction Costs
Hi, all. Our corporation owns a house in Los Angeles near Venice and La Cienega (adjacent to the hot Culver City area). The house was rehabbed when we bought it and then we converted the garage to a studio. We have...
John-Delfin Skovira
New member Mechanicsburg, PA
I'm John Skovira, a resident of Mechanicsburg, PA. I work in Hershey as a civil/geotechnical engineer for a specialty contractor. I have limited experience with and knowledge about real estate, but I am trying my be...
Paul Sandhu
Catching someone breaking into your vacant furnished rental?
2 months ago someone broke into one of our furnished rental houses and was living in there, for 2-3 days judging by the trash in the can. Utilities, cable and wifi are always on. They were also stealing bicycles and g...
Rob Thrasher
Contractor demands more to complete work
I hired a contractor to renovate a commercial space into a daycare. He quoted 4700.00 for new outlets and switches, and he quote 2900.00 for emergency exit lights with backup battery.Once he started the electrical, h...
John-David Hails
What do I study to master my market in Houston TX?
Good morning team!For you experienced investors out there, I've got a Newbie question of the day: How can a student become a master of the market that he's in? I live in Houston TX, and I've transferred my pre-med stu...
Steven Lewis
Managing Our Own Property (License Required?)
Hello everyone! This is my first post on the forums (despite surfing the site for many months now), so please bear with me.As an up-front comment, we are considering the advantages/implications of property holding LL...
Brett Trammell
Bonus depreciation without being a real estate professional
My wife and I bought our second rental property last fall - a 4-plex. I’ve been hearing about taking the bonus depreciation and while it sounds like it would be a great strategy if we were full-time real estate profe...
Brandt Tingen
Self-Employed Owner-Occupant 2-4 Unit Loans
Hi All,FHA loans are great for owner-occupants with a W2 job, but can be prohibitively restrictive for those who are self-employed or run small businesses. Have a borrower with excellent credit, cash reserves, track ...
Jennie Chen
using 1031 excess fund to do renovation possible?
Hi I am doing a 1031 exchange. 330K in the fund, only one of the 3 identified properties is going to work out, and on the form the value of the property was 200K, i will end up buying it for 230K. this property is cu...
Tobey Grey
New Oakland Investor- Converting SFH into 3 units
Hi!I've been on this journey for about 6 years saving for my first investment property as a small business owner. I just bought a 1200SF fixer in East Oakland. House is currently a 3/1 and I plan to convert the house ...