Nathan Realph
Compensating your realtor
Hi,As an investor I am obviously looking for properties below market value. I’d love to have an experienced realtor on my team who hustles and can bring me leads but I also would want to make sure that person is compe...
Adam Kirk
Flat Fee Realtor Chattanooga
Has anyone ever used a flat fee listing agent in Chattanooga TN and can recommend them? What was your experience like if you don't mind sharing? Thank you.
Alexander Scher
Underwriting MTR for DSCR Loan
I'm interested in getting into the MTR space, and I want to use a DSCR loan to finance the rental. What're some tips for underwriting a MTR (or even STR) if you've never owned one? It's easy to estimate rental income ...
Shawn Adderly
Converting Basement unit to legal third unit
I recently bought a multi-family property in Chicago. I am looking to have the basement be made into a legal third unit. I would like to have the basement redone to have a separate heating system from the 1st floor un...
T. White
Should I pay off an investment property?
My husband passed away tragically 7 weeks ago and I now have insurance money to pay off our investment condo that we owe $115k at 4.1% interest (733 a month) We have a tenant in there and it pays for itself but I’m w...
Darby Smith
Commissions to realtors and how you pay them
"Industry standard" seems to be that you pay a percentage of the total lease to the realtor that found the tenant, for the full term of the lease, and that is paid up front.
Why? Why do we do this?
Most of our prop...
Kenji Tominaga
Conventional loans for primary house
Hi,I'm currently looking into Philly market and shopping around the financing options.My scope is as follows; - I'm based in NYC, and moving into this Philly property might be a tough decision (I need to commute t...
Nicholas Smith
Inherited Tenants Tips?
Hello fellow BP members! I have been looking at small multi’s in my area to get a feel for the pricing in my market and see what’s available. I will be going for an owner occupied scenario for my first property (house...
Tyler D.
Multifamily in San Francisco?
Some friends and long-time roommates of mine have decided that we want to buy property in SF, and eventually decided on multifamily as it looks like we'll get the most sqft/$ that way, as well as individual units.
Ou...
Chris Jones
Hard to find deals in NJ
I work in NYC so I have been searching for duplexes and multi-family homes with the idea of renting one unit out while occupying the other myself in areas with a decent commute. It seems the only areas where ther...