Bruce Chang
Inheriting tenants - verbal agreements
We have a tenant that was given a verbal agreement from the previous landlord that a dog was permissible on the premises only until it passed away. Tenant claimed they were depressed without the dog even though there...
Anna Smith
I want to buy a vacation rental
I own three investment properties and am working on a flip. I’m on vacation and have been thinking about the numbers of a vacation rental.
Does anyone own vacation rentals? How do they work? What do your numbers l...
Steve Katuska
Deal Analysis in low interest rate environment
Hey folks, not sure if this is the right forum or if this is more of a "Business Plan" question, but figured I would start here.I've been working through some longer term analysis to understand what it would look like...
John Gilbert
How much influence do we have on the total housing market?
So I have heard a lot of hot takes on how a flood of "retail investors" are completely reshaping the behavior of the stock market. The communities that made 100X gains in GME, AMC and crypto are using their profits to...
Scott Johnston
Cash out refinance distribution to investors (tax implications)
We are looking at building a model where we refinance to pull cash out and return capital to LPs. Typically cash out from a refinance is not taxable but does it become taxable if excess is given to LPs beyond their in...
Lance Thomson
1st investment, condo or multi?
The wife and I have decided real estate is where we want our money to go so we can not only have a little extra but also so we have something to leave our little one. We're in the Portland Or market and looking around...
Barri Griffiths
Underwriting multifamily deals
Hey guys,I was hoping to get some help when underwriting deals.I've had some properties that have come across my desk, that have below market rents, and either with some better management, or light renovation there's ...
Ankit A.
Capital gains tax laws around owner occupied property turned rent
Hi,I am living in the house I purchased back in October 2009 in Dublin, CA. I intend to move out of the house and rent it out for the foreseeable future. I understand that if I sold the house within first three years ...
Brandon Callahan
Average cost of insurance for a rental in Texas
I'm a new investor currently in the process of analyzing deals in my area (Texas). For the other investors in Texas, what is the average price range for insurance on a rental property?
Joshua Dorkin
The History of Property Management
Hey all! I wanted to see if any of you had any historical insight on the birth and growth of property management.
Any real estate history buffs out there have any info to share?