Atul Mohlajee
Can pipes freeze in a Winterized house
I just bought a 2-Flat in very cold Chicago weather. It is winterized so the furnace(Heat) is not on. Is there any chance of freezing if it is winterized? I was thinking of starting furnace with my Contractor this ...
Shawn H.
Bathtub resurfacing
Has anyone used the company Miracle Method to resurface a bathtub? I have some fiberglass tub surrounds that are showing some wear. I thought resurfacing may increase the longevity and appearance. What are your though...
Gary Dezoysa
Does the 50% rule hold true for lower end properties?
Hi, I know that if I compared a $30,000 house renting for $600 a month to a $120,000 house renting for $1,600 a month, the cheaper house would have proportionately less property tax and vacancy factor, maybe also insu...
Peter Grosso
Seriously considering eliminating most of my LLCs. Any Advice?
Hello All, When I first started investing in buy and holds I wanted to be insulated from risk. Now I feel like I insulated myself from leverage. I now have 4 LLC's that I actively use. 3 I use for Real Estate and ...
Mina G.
How to determine offer price?
I saw a house today that is a short sale.2 family house on a double lotSeller put it up for 295k but as I said its a short sale.House needs some work I estimate around 10-20k. check the issues below and let me know if...
Jessica Martin
Thinking of getting my RE license
My husband and I are just getting into REI and thinking we are going to have to start working with mostly 100k houses and below. Because of the smaller profit margins and the higher lenders fees we will have to pay st...
Jeremy Tillotson
Why YOU (not just title company) need to look at title issues.
I am writing this because I see so many post about Midwest properties and while mine was a rather easy (though still sot money) issues to fix not all of these situations will be. Let me start with do you have your tit...
Queenie Pinto
First guest and power outage
We had our first guest this weekend and were hit by a snowstorm on the Washington coast. Powers been out for 12 hrs with crews still working on it with no ETA. Luckily there is a gas fireplace and gas stove.I have bee...
Mike Hanna
Texas Real Estate Inventory (or lack thereof)
Texas Real Estate Inventory (or lack thereof)
While most of us have spent the past year thinking about other aspects of life, Texas real estate investors have wondered what the market was going to look like when ever...
Tory Sheffer
Multifamily Acquisition Startegy
Multifamily scenario, looking to see if anyone has had similar deals/experience with this strategy. Original developer 1965-1990 (phased construction) still owns a great product I’m trying to buy. Market rents are 70%...