Michael Johnson
How to get good at estimating rehab costs?
Hi,I want to get good at estimating rehab construction costs using contractors so I can do a deal analysis to prior to making an offer on the property to determine what is my max allowable offer to have a successful f...
Dawn Anastasi
Seller financing - recommended in general or not?
I have done two land contracts in the past before the whole Dodd-Frank legislation came up. One has worked out well and the other did not.I still feel that there are opportunities to provide win-win scenarios where I...
Todd Aaron
New guy from the East Texas (Tyler, TX) area
Hey everyone, I'm Todd and I am from Tyler, Texas. Tyler is roughly 2 hours east of the Dallas/Fort Worth area, about the same from Shreveport, Louisiana , and about 4 hours from Austin. My only experience in real e...
Mike Lalor
College rentals
I am considering buying a duplex in a college town, about 2 blocks from campus. Does anyone have experience in college towns renting to college students? Are they more or less reliable making payments? How do you d...
Adri Son
TenantCloud vs Avail
Hi all - newbie here!I've searched the site a few times but haven't found much data on TenantCloud (formerly EvaProperty) vs Avail (formerly Rentulations). I have a multi-unit building that has a shared foyer and 4 se...
John Pipitone
STR in San Jose California
I have a fully furnished home I want to put on Air BnB. I understand there is a maximum of 180 days for STRs in San Jose, CA. If anyone has a STR here, can you share what you do to maximize revenue after it has been ...
Nick L.
My failure at the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Sale
Just thought I'd share my experiences at the Milwaukee county sheriff's sale today.I found a specific property I wanted in the Daily Reporter (newspaper of legal record) a few weeks ago. Right in my sweet spot neighbo...
Joe S.
Multiple Family has a high bar of entrance.
So I’m no novice. I have been investing in Single family homes for years. As being self employed most of my life I had to get creative some times and hustle. I’m currently getting a decent income from my SF portfolio ...
Allan Rosenberg
Patch of land rate of defaults and return of overdue funds
I have loaned ( alot) of money to rehabbers and people flipping houses in NY and NJ.A while back I decided to try to invest a very small amount with Patch of Land ( $5000). I was tempted to invest in additional loans ...
Craig Drummond
My Very First Flip Just Went Live on MLS
Hello investing friends! My very first "flip" went live on MLS today. What a great learning experience and it was definitely very different than what I've seen on HGTV. :) Nonetheless I LOVED the process.Before/after ...