Tom Dieringer
Giving VRBO a head start on Airbnb
Looking for thoughts on a strategy to help VRBO not get immediately buried by Airbnb and be permanently assigned to an “also ran” capacity. I realize that there are variables from market to market and property to prop...
Brian Jung
Creating Wealth in ultra low CAP rate market
Hello fellas, I live in Vancouver. One of the best cities to live in according to many. But not so true for the market. Not just in vancouver but anywhere in Greater Vancouver Area and it's vicinities (I am talking ab...
Jenn Doll
NJ landlord - PIA tenants
I would like to hear from other landlords on how they have handled PIA tenants.The tenants moved in only 2 weeks after the lease began as they had time left in their old place. They came down to tour the house before ...
Nikki Closser
Selling Multifamily properties? Is it a bust?
Hi! I’ve been devouring the podcasts and reading blog posts and forum posts to learn as much as possible while we hunt for our second deal. First property was our previous primary home in Seattle (White Center) that g...
Frank Perkins
Hesitant to start a buy-and-hold with 3 kids entering college
I have 3 kids entering college in 2025, 2028, and 2032. I'd like to have the option to send them to private high school prior as well if we think it's the best option (2021, 2024, 2028).I'm extremely attracted to the...
Christopher Malone
Making an offer that is 70% lower than the asking price
I am searching for my first rental property to purchase. While searching on redfin, i spotted a rent ready 2 flat that has 3 beds, 1 bath in each, listed at $169,900. The problem is that it has been on the market for ...
Jodi Slocum
Setting rent and when to lower it
We've finally gotten possession of our first rental home after closing in March with an agreement for the owner to stay until May 30.
We put it up for rent last Friday for 1200. It seemed kind of high to me when w...
Diane G.
How would the new buyer of $2m Sunnyvale house feel?
About 2 months ago, a 2/1 SFH in Sunnyvale sold for $2M, and made headlines in the Bay Area for a few days. https://sf.curbed.com/2018/3/2/17073100/silicon-va...2 months later, a SFH in the same neighborhood, 2x the s...
Brent Zande
Why is there so much Happy Talk???
In 2010 I had the rose colored glasses knocked off my face hard and I am trying to understand why and how there is such Happy Talk right now about the economy. I am trying to figure out if it is my pessimism based in...
John Hodges
Sold my company
Hello all,I recently sold an online company I started 8+ years ago. After taxes I am ending up with roughly ~$6m. I am looking to purchase in cash initially and then refinance. I've been looking at multifamily buildin...