Danny Patterson
New to the Real Estate Realm
Hello! My name is Danny Patterson and I have been studying and reading up on real estate investing. I am a newcomer looking for a different way of life. My background is Army first then pursuing the diesel tech ind...
Arta Montero
Keep or Sell Current House
I purchase an 1800 square ft and 4 bedroom for about 450k one year ago. Main reason we focused on this area is the schools. Three days after we purchased they announced middle school boundary change and the new middle...
Ryan Penne
Collecting rent while house hacking
Hi ya'll.I'm closing on my first duplex soon and will be house hacking it. Any advice on how to collect rent, and set boundaries, when you live in the same building as your tenant?Thanks!
Eliott Elias
Balancing real estate and life.
There is no such thing as a work life balance in real estate, it is all integrated and will bleed over. I would like to hear what are some daily things you implement in your life to remain sane. This is geared more fo...
Michael Johnson
Simple way to Map local HOAs?
hey all,Im looking to buy my first property, I have my specific search area down to a single zipcode (about 8 sq. mi.) I've spent some time looking at "recently solds" playing with rooms and bathrooms etc. Im now look...
Account Closed
Is Vantage Homes coercing the seller to breach our contract???
I've been in contract since January to purchase a property that is contracted to close by 5/31. I have funded escrow and completed by side of the agreement. Because there were some boundary questions that I wanted r...
William Coet
What To Do: Neighbor's New Trees Will Heave Driveway Too Close
Like the title states, the trees will become large and heave our driveway, not to mention the branches will overhang our driveway and drop debris on the vehicles that are parked there. I know branches that overhang t...
Patrick Philip
How do I run comps for my house rehabs?
I'm trying to run comps for house rehab projects. I was instructed to run comps like this...Look for 5 comparable properties. Start my search within 1/4 mile and 3 months, then go out to 1/2 mile and 6 months, then to...
Nadir M.
Selecting a tenant but not 100
Has anyone had any experience with picking tenants that were maintenance supervisors or handyman? I ask because I’m not sure if anything were to break whether they would want to fix it themselves or not and ask to tak...
David Ivy
May 2019 Austin Market Report
The May 2019 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). The median single-family home sold for a record-breaking $407,400 in the city of Austin. That's a 6% increase from May...