I'm actively sourcing off-market and distressed residential properties in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, and looking to connect with wholesalers who have active deals and established buyer networks. I'm building a small network of reliable wholesale partners for potential JV opportunities and cons...
1. Scope before price. I walk every room with the contractor and write a line-item scope, so every bid is apples to apples. 2. Rental grade, not retail grade. I use durable LVP, neutral paint, and mid-grade fixtures. The goal is lower turnover cost, not a magazine finish. 3. Draw schedule tied to...
I've done everything right. I bought low. You stayed on budget and finished a major renovation, including roof, electrical, plumbing, added bedroom, bathroom and walk in closet, redid hardwood floors, new kitchen, sheetrock and paint in 5 months. The numbers still look good but now the house is j...
What are some of the best ways to find investor friendly real estate agents?
Hey everyone, I’m Jayden. I own rental properties in Canada and the US. Something I’m interested in is how other owners judge whether an existing rental is actually performing well. Here’s a hypothetical example: Rent collected: $2,000 Mortgage payment, including principal and interest: $1,200 Pr...
A new client came to us last month after a few years of preparing his own returns. He owns a rental property, and when he switched from a paid preparer to doing it himself, three things slipped through the cracks. First, he stopped claiming depreciation on the rental. Depreciation is one of the b...
For those with both short-term and long-term rentals, do you manage them in the same system? Bookings, cleaning schedules and platform payouts look nothing like rent rolls and leases. What's your setup, and what's the one thing it still can't do without a manual workaround?
I’ve been rethinking how I fund deals. Instead of liquidating savings every time, I’m experimenting with keeping capital positioned and letting the property’s cash flow do more of the work. Bond/note stacking has been a great additional fuel source to the strategy & increases cash flow. What’s yo...
Had a first this month. A group was booked Oct 24–31 at one of my furnished houses, and two days before arrival we found out the septic wall had collapsed. The house wasn't usable. I had another house I manage sitting open for those exact dates, so I offered to move them there at the same rate. T...
Question for the LA and OC wholesalers out there. I spent a few years around the wholesale world, and back then it felt like the people who won were the ones who were just really good with sellers. Great on the phone, built trust fast, followed up forever. Lately it seems like every conversation ...
When it comes to building a relationship with a property management company, what do you value most? Whether it's communication, transparency, reliability, or just knowing your clients and investments are in good hands. Curious to hear what everyone looks for in a property management partner and ...
Have some possible fix and flips in the Cleveland OH area in the future and looking to find quality licensed contractors.
I’ve noticed something interesting about real estate investing. We’re constantly encouraged to grow. Buy your first rental, then your second, then your fifth. Reinvest your profits, leverage your equity, and keep expanding. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Growth is how many investors build s...
Hi everyone, I'm Diego Posada, a real estate developer from Córdoba, Argentina. I run Muros Desarrollos: we build and sell homes in gated communities. I'm currently building 3 houses, and I also have a land portfolio and an industrial project. My background is in architecture and construction. I'...
Fractional real estate investing has made it possible for people to participate in property investments without having to purchase and manage an entire property themselves. But I think one important question deserves more attention: How much transparency should investors expect before committing ...
Vent time - a lot of investors, especially newer ones, want a property badly enough that they start giving the numbers a little too much credit. Bump the rent up, trim the repair budget, and assume they’ll refinance when rates come down. Eventually, it looks pretty good. Until it doesn't. But wha...
I am a newer commercial buyer working net lease retail in GA, SC, AL and north Florida. Mostly single tenant, under $2.5 million. That's the kind of box. Dollar General, Family Dollar, Walgreens. I'm not sitting on the sidelines reading about it. I have LOIs out on three single-tenant stores in t...
Dear Community I am an investor living in Mexico but investing in real estate in Chicago IL and collar counties. I am looking to connect wit people dealing with sales and buying properties in Chicago to find potential investment opportunities. I have already started with 1 single family home and ...
When evaluating a fix-and-flip property, how do you estimate the rehab budget before committing to the purchase? I'm interested in how investors account for hidden repairs, holding costs, and financing expenses when determining whether the deal has enough room for profit. What's your process for ...
I've noticed something peculiar about the way people spend borrowed money. Give a man $500,000 of his own savings, and he'll think twice before spending $20,000 on something unnecessary. Give him a $500,000 construction loan, and suddenly $20,000 doesn't seem like much money at all. After all, he...
For flippers and landlords with several properties, how many hours a month do you spend matching expenses to the right property? Is the hard part collecting receipts, categorizing, or reconciling with your bookkeeper's version? I'm curious whether the answer changes between 3 properties and 30.
Hey everyone. Hopefully someone can help. We assemble a small turnkey rental portfolios (5 to 10 homes) for out of state investors. We got sourcing problem and having agents to help out is not working out well so we’re looking to partner with a GC who can source light to medium rehab properties, ...
A rental’s monthly cash flow is easy to see. Principal paydown, potential tax benefits, and the long-term value of controlling an income-producing asset are less visible. But how much weight should those benefits carry when deciding whether a property is worth owning? Two investors could buy the ...
I’m curious how other Florida investors are underwriting this right now. If someone has around $50,000 available for a down payment and wants to buy a duplex in Florida with financing, where would you realistically start looking for cash flow after insurance, vacancy, taxes, repairs, reserves, an...
Hey Denver investors, I'm trying to gauge the active local market. I have an unlisted, historic Victorian 4-plex in the SoBo corridor that I've stabilized at $4,572/month through summer 2027 across 3 units [AWE]. I'm intentionally leaving the 4th unit empty for an immediate house-hacker or turnke...