Rachel Gill
Does anyone do their own staging?
I'm a newbie and am definitely putting the cart before the horse here, but does anyone do their own staging? I'm thinking this would be much more cost effective in the long run if you have a good eye for design. I've ...
Brandi Carballo
How to find a contractor?
I own a 4 plex in Salem, Oregon and I am purchasing a single family home there.I have a property management company on my 4 plex, but I am moving to the area and plan on managing it myself from now on. I cannot, for t...
Wei Jie Yang
I bought 5 properties in 3 different states....
Hi everyone, question about State tax returns. I live in New York, and have bought properties in Arkansas, Alabama, and Missouri this year. Do I have to file something for each state even though My schedule E will sho...
Kevin Phu
Common Area Cleaning Responsibility
Need some landlord advice.I have a 4 bedroom SFR about 3 hours away that is rented out room by room. One tenant I feel like is going to move out soon. The last time I was up at the house (about a month ago), the commo...
Karla Simmons
Rentals with strict CC&Rs and HOA
I am considering buying a fairly new home (2017) with some pretty strict CC&R’s and there is also a small HOA fee ($63/month ). Please tell me your experiences with similar investment properties. We will have to l...
Luis Barberi
Help Evaluating Property
Hi all,New to multi-family apartment. I need some help evaluating a potential multi-family. 24 unit in 1 building apartments in North Carolina. Currently 100% occupied. Looks like shared expenses for electricity, ...
Wayne Connell
Need guidance on using a self directed IRA for RE down payments
My wife and I have a retirement account we rolled over into a self directed IRA to use for down payments on two projects. One is a purchase of a small storage unit facility and the other is building a four plex. We wo...
Mike O'Connor
Ocean Front Vacation Rentals
Hi all - My extended family and I are currently on a week long vacation in Garden City, SC (south Myrtle) and are all staying in an ocean front beach house (extended family is here, so we all pitch in to make it feasi...
Scott K.
Buying Vacant Land with Special Warranty Deed?
I'm looking at buying some vacant land in the southwest, which I've never done before.I'm surprised to see some of this land sounds pretty cheap, like $2,500 for 10 acres in the wastelands of New Mexico for example. I...
Jazz Jacobs
Paying a RE Attorney
Hello all,After doing some research about real estate, I learned how important it is to have a real estate attorney. However, my question is are RE attorneys paid for the transaction of deals only ? or are they hired...