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Master Lease Question
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Mesa, Arizona
Master Lease Question

I came across a property that would be perfect for a group home, community residence, assisted care, ect. or similar type of property but don't want to actually run it. Another option is to master lease it to a group home operator but I don't know what that process looks like or how reasonable th...

Houston Investors- Looking to learn, find deals, and explore partnerships
Innovative Strategies
Houston, Texas
Houston Investors- Looking to learn, find deals, and explore partnerships

Hey everyone, I am in north Houston and looking to connect with other real estate investors! I own one rental and looking to raise capital and expand my portfolio. I have plenty of time to put into finding deals and doing the legwork but could use some help properly analyzing the deal and putting...

Sale of current rental to family member, strategies for unique contract and funding
Innovative Strategies
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sale of current rental to family member, strategies for unique contract and funding

We have a current rental that a family member is interested in purchasing. Bought in '24 for $95, current value $160K. One thought is to sell home at the price we paid, saving transfer tax and helping to eliminate increased tax assessment which would benefit buyer. It would benefit seller in capi...

1031 Multi to SFRs
Innovative Strategies
Memphis, Tennessee
1031 Multi to SFRs

Hi BP Have a 10 unit apartment in Memphis & thinking about doing 1031 into SFRs. Anyone done this & what is process/problems, financing, etc?

Lender's Occupancy Certification Letter
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro
Lender's Occupancy Certification Letter

We have a rented property in Texas purchased Sub2, with the loan remaining under the original sellers' names. The mortgage company sent the sellers an Occupancy Certification letter asking the borrower to confirm within 30 days that the home is still their primary residence. Has anyone received a...

Why novations are such a great tool, and the 4 questions every seller asks
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Louisville/Jefferson County Metro
Why novations are such a great tool, and the 4 questions every seller asks

Rob here, a Louisville agent who works mostly with investors. I think the novation is the most underrated tool in the toolbox, because it's the one strategy where every side gets what they actually want and nobody needs a discount. The seller gets their number. The buyer gets a clean, move-in-rea...

Quick sale and assuming mortgage rate
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Birmingham-Hoover Metro
Quick sale and assuming mortgage rate

Hello gang. This little gem in Alabama just fell in my lap. A seller is looking to get out of their house ASAP. The mortgage is 4.8%, $50k left on the note, seller wants $25k and to be free of the place. I'm new to this and have read up on Subject-to, Assuming loan, hard money, etc. My thought is...

How to Make REAL Money in Real Estate
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How to Make REAL Money in Real Estate

How to Make REAL Money in Real Estate We all (well many of us) know, or at least suspect that CREATIVITY is the key to real estate wealth, but WHAT does that mean? To me, it means being able to RECOGNIZE an opportunity to earn a substantial profit, understand the level of associated risk, and hav...

Off Market deals approach
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Off Market deals approach

Hello everyone. First time poster and long time fence sitter. I recently bought a SF and have this ball rolling. I am currently attacking a market with my agent and I am seeing some great fits for my buy box. Two opportunities have come my way in a market that is incredibly aggressive. If the pro...

Advice Nobody Wants to Hear
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Advice Nobody Wants to Hear

Here’s my advice nobody wants to hear If your business/investing consists of buying houses from homeowners in any shape or form, such as wholesaling, novation, double closing, etc. GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS, and develop a new business model. For the new business model you have two choices - either ...

Can a small RAL operator compete with the big senior living companies?
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Can a small RAL operator compete with the big senior living companies?

A worry I hear a lot from people looking at residential assisted living: they assume a small operator can’t compete with the large companies. I think that’s backwards, and I’d like to hear where I’m wrong. Large facilities are built around volume. That makes the feeling of home hard for them to d...

Consider this before funding your business
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Consider this before funding your business

Before you need funding, ask: •Can I cover 90 days of operating expenses? •Do I know my true monthly cash flow? •Am I relying too heavily on one revenue source? •Would access to capital help me grow or just survive? Funding isn’t only for emergencies. Used strategically, it can help you hire, buy...

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Do you need a nursing license to run a residential assisted living home?
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Do you need a nursing license to run a residential assisted living home?

A lot of people coming from real estate assume you have to be a nurse to run a residential assisted living home. In the two states I looked at, that isn't the requirement. What each state does ask of the person running the home is different, and it matters if you plan to be hands-off. Full disclo...

Which Property-Management Tasks Would You Automate First?
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Which Property-Management Tasks Would You Automate First?

Managing rental properties involves more than collecting rent. A surprising amount of time can disappear into repetitive tasks like: Responding to rental inquiries Pre-screening prospective tenants Scheduling showings Following up on incomplete applications Answering routine tenant questions Rout...

Any experience using a HEI (Home Equity Investment) to invest in bonds?
Innovative Strategies
South Miami, Florida
Any experience using a HEI (Home Equity Investment) to invest in bonds?

Hello, our house is paid off and recently I came across an HEI (Home Equity Investment) from e.g. https://point.com/ In short, a company gives us about $100,000.00 for up to 30 years and uses our house as collateral or safety. So, we don't have to pay any monthly interests or fees etc. The way th...

The 4 numbers that decide every deal I buy in Memphis
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The 4 numbers that decide every deal I buy in Memphis

The 4 numbers that decide every deal I buy in Memphis I run every single-family deal through the same 4 numbers before I make an offer: 1. Purchase + rehab — my all-in cost. I buy under $100K and rehab to force equity. 2. ARV — verified with 3+ sold comps in the same ZIP, never Zillow. 3. Monthly...

Best ROI options
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Memphis, Tennessee
Best ROI options

I got $20k to put down. What is my best strategy for the biggest ROI?

The Fair Housing Act doesn't override zoning the way people think it does
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The Fair Housing Act doesn't override zoning the way people think it does

Did you know that zoning boards can't just say no to a group home because neighbors complain, but the protection people lean on for that is narrower than most operators think, and I see it get misused in both directions. The Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B), requires reasonable accommo...

Is reaching out to owners with NOD filed in recorder's office a good strategy?
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Is reaching out to owners with NOD filed in recorder's office a good strategy?

Every Notice of Default in my county is public the day it records. I started to pull them daily. So are these owners the best leads in real estate, or the most over-mailed people in the county? I'm a licensed agent in a small Northern California county, and I haven't contacted a single NOD owner ...

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I need advice on how I should rent my property to not lose money
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I need advice on how I should rent my property to not lose money

Hey everyone, my name is Shaun. I’m newer to real estate investing and could really use some advice from investors with more experience. I recently purchased a property through a wholesaler in Indianapolis in the 46221 ZIP code. The property was marketed as a row house with D-3 multifamily zoning...

Renting by the Room
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Renting by the Room

Has anyone tried renting by the room in a multifamily? E.g. A duplex with 6 total beds - each side gets each of the 3 rooms rented out separately?

What actually trips up new RAL operators in year one
Innovative Strategies
Boston, Massachusetts
What actually trips up new RAL operators in year one

Not an operator myself, I work on the operations side for RAL Roadmap, so I see the same mistakes come up across a lot of first-time owners. A few of them aren't the ones the training courses spend much time on. The biggest one: budgeting for the license but not for the build-out that gets you th...

Loan Requests and What’s REALLY Needed
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Loan Requests and What’s REALLY Needed

We receive about 600 loan requests per year. Probably 35 - 40% are seeking mortgage loans that even if they receive funding their problem won’t be solved. What these “borrowers” need isn’t debt, new debt, replacement debt, or more debt. What’s really needed to put their investment on the right tr...

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Residential Assisted Living- What is up with this?
Innovative Strategies
Atlanta, Georgia
Residential Assisted Living- What is up with this?

Hey y’all currently in the process of renovating a 5B 3B house for rent. My original plan was just to flip this like everything else. I recently heard about residential assisted living facilities. Has anyone actually started one of these? Are they as passive as I have heard about? Would love to p...

What Playing Spades Taught Me About Real Estate Deals
Innovative Strategies
Atlanta, Georgia
What Playing Spades Taught Me About Real Estate Deals

Some of my earliest lessons about making deals had nothing to do with real estate. They happened around games of spades in the military. You’d have four people around a table, cards moving, people talking trash, and somewhere between hands, actual problems were getting solved. Guard shifts got tr...