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Hi everyone,My job allows me to work with clients that have real estate investment portfolios and work with real estate agents and after talking to many of them I concluded that it seems that the rule of thumb for buy...
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I'm new to Real Estate investing. I'm based out of bay area, California and the real estate here is really pricey. I'm looking at investing in small multi-family properties. It's pretty hard to find a cash flow gen...
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I'm looking to get started in real estate by purchasing a 2-4 unit (ideally 4) through FHA financing. I looked online and found a few properties that peaked my interest and I reached out to a Realtor who had a few mul...
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I read a lot about hiring a contractor. Has anyone ever calculated how much they saved by not using contractors and did most of the rehab work themselves? Or the real question is what percent of costs is going to con...
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What's the best way to find these sorts of deals? Something akin to costar or loopnet but for partnering. I'm not interested in realtyshares.com, fundrise.com or the like. I would prefer direct ownership, but a partne...
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Who can boil down the speediest eviction scenario in Cincinnati (Hamilton County, Ohio)?I am in my 6th month of owning three multi-family properties in Cincinnati (64 units total). Due to distance in the area, 1/3 of ...
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I'm currently working on development plans for two small office properties, one in Annapolis, MD and one in Washington, DC.
Cap rate on both , conservatively, would be approximately 7.2% ; that's at my sell p...
Have any of you ever been threatened, robbed, physically attacked, or felt your life was threatened by either a tennant or a prospective tennant?
I've heard of "tennants" calling to look at a property they want to re...
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Where do you find serious buyers that purchase NPNs/Commercial property. I don't want to deal with "tire kickers". It seems like everyone just want to circulate your list and it comes back to you with an even BIGGER p...
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One prospective tenant contacted me from the UK inquiring about my rental in NJ. How do I screen someone that is outside of the U.S.?