Anna Batchelor
Airbnb vs VRBO - booking rates
Hi all I’m curious if others have experienced this. I have gotten perhaps 20x more bookings for my STR through VRBO than through AirBnB. I would have expected the opposite through my personal experience as a traveler....
Roderick McCleary
My tenant won't let me show the rental unit - what can I do?
Hi All - The Scenario: I live in IL and am landlord to a 2 unit property. Unit 1's lease expired April 30th, 2021 and she has been a nightmare tenant. She claims she is looking to move out but keeps coming up with new...
Tracey Solomon
Do I have to put up a month-to-month tenant while I do repairs?
Hi - i have a rental in Philly and the ceiling in the bathroom caved in after a particularly bad flood. The bathroom needs to be redone, which will take some time. In the meantime, I've asked my month-to-month lease t...
Account Closed
What are your buy and hold criteria?
I would like to know what criteria you currently use for your buy and hold properties.
My current buy and hold criteria are:
sfr built after 1990
1300-2000 sq. ft.
3 bed 2 bath
Central air/ heat pump
City water and ...
Natasha Woods
Funding for fourplex
Hello, I am motivated to purchase a fourplex after looking at Brandon's recent broadcast. Actual this has been in the making for some time. I have identified the fourplex I would like to purchase and now looking for a...
Eric Sebast
New landlord question about process for keeping existing tennants
Under contract on our first property a duplex (traditional financing, past attorney approval, just did inspections today). It has some small items that need repairing, but it is otherwise ready to go.We decided to kee...
John Morgan
Anyone ever get audited by the IRS?
Just curious if anyone has ever got red flagged or a random audit from the IRS for their rental investments. I haven’t yet, but wondered what that experience was like. I keep good records, but hope I never have to go ...
Shane Burlingame
Defining the Deal - Investment Criteria
What makes a good deal?I intend on investing BRRRR style in MA. I've run a few analyses on the BP calculators and have learned that high cash flow and the 70% rule are hard numbers to get to. I know these are guidelin...
Juan Contreras
Due Diligence Checklist
Hi all!I'm purchasing a townhouse as an investment that is currently occupied by tenants. I'm in the middle of my due diligence period and would like to know what I could/should ask for during this period with regards...
John Worley
The Truth about No Closing Cost Mortgages
The Truth About No Closing Costs Mortgages
You hear about them on the radio all day long. "We'll do your mortgage with no closing cost!" And you think to yourself, "Hey, that a good deal." Well you know what the wise...