Blake Lawrence
Avoiding 1 or 2 night gaps in Short Term Rentals
I have co-owned a property in Maui, while my partners did the management aspect. I am taking over the management and buying out their half. In the past, when a vacationer has requested a stay and left a 1 or 2 day ga...
James Mcsweeney
Do you improve rental properties?
Is it common or recommended to make improvements on a rental property while it’s rented?I was thinking about adding a garage, while I know it has an ROI from the increased value of the property - is it wise to do that...
Bryan Vukelich
Boise proving to be better investment market than Seattle
Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment in Boise.
My brother and I purchased this property via a 1031. Wanted to escape the new regulations Seattle was implementing on landl...
John Chea
First time buyer of 4 plex, should I pay a buyers agent?
Would like to make an offer on a 4 plex I plan to occupy. The building is for sale by owner, and owner has stated he would not be willing to pay my buyers agent commission. As a first time home buyer I'm not sure if...
Joseph Sangimino
How to underwrite an apartment building that's unoccupied?
All, I need some advice from the community. I'm in the early stages of analyzing an apartment complex for sale in my target area. It's currently unoccupied so I'm at a loss as to how to underwrite it properly. It may ...
Kris Martinez
Experience working with a Holton Wise Realtor, Cleveland, OH
I wanted to share my experiences working with Federico Gutierrez from Holton Wise. My disclaimer: this post is about Federico Gutierrez and his professionalism and my experience working with him. I will update this po...
Rich Hupper
Will this Owner Financing Deal Work?
Hello Everyone can someone tell me if this scenario would work in the real world.I want to put 25% down on a 90,000 purchase ( 22,500) . The loan terms are 5% at on 20 year fixed term loan.I then want to do 20,000 wo...
Stephan Haas
Whats the most effective way to recover past due rent?
I have a couple tenants that are in my 4 unit, I let them move in without it being certified. They examined the apartments and liked them, paid some of the deposit with a promise to pay the rest the next day, moved i...
Dana R.
SmartMove's Residential Score
After some trepidation, I used Transunion Smartmove for the first time to do a tenant background check.And, I'm a bit confused by their report.I paid for their QuickCheck Plus version, the more expensive version, and ...
Tommy Vise
Mobile Home Park, Deal Or Not?
I have an owner who is looking to get out of her Mobile Home Park.She has NO Rent Roll or contracts that the tenants are on, just month to month agreements. Let me give you the numbers:19 Lots17 Occupied 7 park owned...