Rohit Sareen
LLC advice for first time investor
I finally took the plunge and bought my first rental investment property. I have bought the property in my name. I have a decent net worth and both of us (me and wife are W2 paychecks) and now I am being advised / rea...
Nathan Speary
Airbnb vs Vrbo, eggs in one basket, and rankings
I’ve gots ground STR business. A few years ago I had about 40% of my bookings coming from VRBO but airBnB gained significant traction, and soon 95% of my bookings were from AirBnB with a 90% occupancy rate. Sounds go...
Andy K
How to avoid self employment tax when flipping properties?
Hi all,A friend of mine and I are planing to partner up and fix and flip properties. We plan to put down payment together, get a hard money loan, rehab and then sell properties. I am an experienced buy-and-hold invest...
Thomas Hallensleben
application information verification
I am new to the landlord business and am unsure as to what I can legally ask former landlords and employers. My property is in Kansas City, MO and I need to verify income. Is that something I can legally ask the emp...
Peter Vuong
Profit/Cash Flow ratios and requirements on multi-family investments
Hi All
Forum Noob here, just curious what are your rules or requirements for profit/cash flow prior to making an investment on a multi-family unit? I'm currently looking at an opportunity to buy a 2 family f...
Lee V.
Tenant wants to pay for a 6 month lease up front, should I do it
A 20 year old college student is wanting to rent my cottage for 6 months because she graduates this year and is planning on moving out of state. Her grandfather will be paying me the full amount up front. She is curre...
Travis Deaver
Seeking hard money lenders, Do's and Dont's
Just starting out, and I'm looking to do find a HML any Do's and Dont's would be most appreciated.
Mia G.
Denying Tenants Based on Social Media
Can I deny a tenant based on things I find on their social media pages? For example, I visited the Facebook page of one applicant and her most recent post is asking where she can get fake pay stubs made. On another ap...
Katie Shults
Questions regarding rental property
Hi! I am fairly new to this, but I recently showed a tentant one of our properties and he asked about paying all of his rent up from in one big lump sum. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Good idea? Also, we just...
Frank Mancuso
Good Numbers? Not So Good Neighborhood?
I've been looking for a multi-family unit to add to my portfolio and my property manager called me with a deal that fell through and the current owner wants to unload it. Details:5 units - Large home that was convert...