All Forum Posts by: Stephen Solano

That’s a great idea, I will start asking to see what is preventing them from moving forward. I appreciate your input!!

Hi all,

My previous tenants moved out August 1, 2020 and after they left I ripped up the carpeting and installed brand new LVP flooring in the bedrooms and living room, I also put new stainless steel appliances in the kitchen and the apartment is spotless. It’s located in a good neighborhood in my area. It’s a 2 Bedroom/ 1 Bathroom second floor apartment at about 728 square feet. It is on the nicer side of the apartments listed for rent in my area but has a functional but funky layout. It is priced at $875 a month which is right in line with most apartments listed in my area as well. I’ve had over 100 inquiries but only about 4/5 qualified tenants come check out the apartment but all of them ended up renting elsewhere. How can I fill my unit with a qualified tenant? Am I doing something wrong? Any tips or advice on finding a qualified tenant? Any input would be greatly appreciated. It’s been empty since mid August 

Hi all,

I'm on the search for some good RE Investing books at the moment to purchase. What are your top RE investing books that are a must-read?

This helps a ton actually, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Much appreciated Nick!

I will continue looking for a lender that will do the loan, so far I have spoken to 2 different lenders that have given me pretty much the same answer. Thanks for your help!

Hi Nick, thanks for your help! How would I go about scaling my portfolio with the house hacking technique? Every year can I keep going back and telling them that I am either looking for more space, a better house, better community, different area etc?

I purchased my first house hack property back in March of 2019 (Two Unit Home) with 10% down as my primary residence. Its been over a year now and I would like to convert that property into a rental and purchase a new primary residence to house hack. I just talked to my bank to obtain a pre approval and they told me that I cant purchase another 2-4 unit as a new primary residence and it would have to be a single family in order to do that, otherwise they would treat it as an investment property and require 20% down. I'm really confused as I've read all about house hacking 2-4 unit properties and moving from one to the other after living there for a year. Any advice or input? Please help!

What was your lowest lowball offer that you made on a property that actually got accepted and resulted in a deal? Please include the list price and your offer which got accepted. Also, what was your reasoning for the lowball offer and how did you get it accepted?