Wendy Black
Property Management Expectations
We have an IRA house (in an HOA area) with a backyard that faces a manmade lake. You can see through the fence. While the PM supposedly walks the property every 3 months, it's been us at various times who has discov...
John T.
VA loan 4-plex purchase/househack HELP
VA loan qualified. 3 years landlording (tax return) experience. Looking at a 4-plex to owner-occupy. Our DTI is too high, bank is saying the subject property is roughly 100K over our borrowing power. We have about...
Hailey Padgett
Pros and Cons of mobile home investments
I have 15 grand to start investing and I'm considering investing in mobile-homes. Hoping to hear some success stories and learning curves.
My parents live in Iowa and there are a number of mobile-home parks in the n...
Jennifer Aubry
Lenders vs big banks
I am interested in purchasing my 2nd property. Preferably a multi fam unit. What are the pros and cons of pulling an application with a larger bank versus an independent lender?
Leta Eydelberg
Real Estate Attorney and CPA consultation: best practices
Hello,We are looking for Real Estate Attorney and/or CPA to consult about best practices for buying and managing investment properties. A little of our background.We are located in North California. We owned one inves...
Paul Mutch
Duties of a real estate agent
Please advise. I live in the Boston area and am looking to buy investment properties located about an hour away. I have reached out to a few different agents who have set me with auto generated emails about properti...
Nathan Gesner
Will rents go down and vacancies go up?
Australia is seeing major vacancies and drops in rent rates. Are we next?The Guardian: Karma time for tenants as apartments lie vacant and rents plummet.https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/sep/05/karma-time-for-ten...
Anthony Morrow
In-law unit rent long term or short term
To all I look for ideas and hear is my scenario: I have in law unit 1bed/1bath 486 sq ft I could rent for $1500 long term or set up the ADU as a furnished short term rental? The unit is close to main highways to tour ...
Ann Bellamy
What would you do with this applicant?
I am an experienced landlord, not a newbie, but I came across a situation that I thought I'd put out there for feedback. I want to know what you'd do and why in this situation. I don't really need basic lessons in s...
Joshua Dorkin
China to Build World's Tallest Skyscraper in 90 Days! Do You Believe it?
I just came across the following story on Gizmodo:
China Will Build the Tallest Building In the World in Just 90 Days
Now this building is going to be constructed of prefabricated materials, so I think the number is ...