Michael Hoover
My first 18 loans on 5-year balloon. Is this bad and how should I pivot?
I have been working full-time RE, BRRRR method on single-family homes in my local area for the past 4 years. 22 homes completed- (2 sold) 20 long term rented. My interest for this Post is my lending method thus fa...
Jared Trindade
Real Estate Market in Rocky Mount, NC
How Rocky is it really?
Rocky Mount is a fairly medium sized municipality positioned just a bit east of Raleigh, supporting a population of around 54,000 and employing about 22.9k people (~ -6.65% growth year over ye...
Kumar R.
Should Property Managers offer referral bonuses?
I am a property manager in Destin, FL. Real estate sales have kind become slow this year. This has a direct impact on how much I can grow my business. I had been debating offering a referral bonus to realtors for a wh...
Kevin Z.
Cash for keys deal worth it?
Hi all,Would love your thoughts on this. The Building is in Los Angeles, CA. Subject to rent control.TLDR: Own an apartment building. Should I spend around $28,000 to get an additional $550 a month in rent (conservat...
Johnny Situ
What kind of application/app/software do you use for your rental property management?
Hey guys,What kind of application (desktop or mobile) do you use for managing your properties? I am kind of a old-fashioned guy who is using Excel to do all the calculation and book-keeping, I think it's time to try s...
Deb Smith
Credit score
What is the lowest score you would allow?
I used to allow lower depending on what caused it and require 2 months security, but not sure I want to do that any longer
Jonathan Van Dyke
Short-term rental in Lakewood Washington on the lake
Hello I have a question, my parents are wanting to sell me their lake house that is on the lake and has a dock it is a three bedroom two bath home, they probably will give me about a 10% discount, the home would proba...
Ken Wang
Newbie in Washington DC, Baltimore MD area
Dear All, I am really interested in investment, especially REI. I am actively increasing my knowledge and experience to work toward the goal of becoming a savvy real estate investor. I like the idea of having financ...
Jeff Filali
Why do people advertise ficticious, inflated ARV figures?
I get contacted almost daily by wholesalers with their next great deal, and it seems like 80% of them just make up ARV's. It seems like they just take whatever amount they want for the property, and add in some guess...
Dave Madoch
Buying Parking Spaces
I posted this in the main real estate thread and didn't get any input. I am hoping the Chicago specific forum will help. Thank youI am considering buying a 2nd spot in the building I live(West Loop/Fulton Market Chica...