All Forum Posts by: Zac P.

Does anyone have any experience here? I'll refresh this one last time.

I really enjoy inspecting homes in and out. I actually enjoy climbing into an attic and crawling through a crawlspace to inspect a property. I thought about making a side business of doing this by getting my home inspector license. Does anyone have their license and care to comment on whether it has been a good thing or not? What are some of the challenges? Would you recommend this? This would not be a full time job or anything, just something to make a little extra cash and maybe make some more contacts in the real estate world.

I have had some tenant's units look like pig pens, but a legit pig?? You gotta be kidding! Haha. :)

Jeb,
I invest in more lower income areas for the buy and hold. I stay away from student housing, but there is good money to be made there! I have seen what college kids do and I'll pass thanks. Haha. I manage those 8-plexes around the corner from State on Royalty Court off of Waller. Hit me up on here if you need any info.

I manage a lot of lower income housing. Every once in awhile I will get a threat. Sometimes I call it in to the police department. Usually it's a tenant just blowing smoke and I brush it off. Keep your guard up. You never know what someone is capable of.

Welcome! Lexington is not a bad market to get started in! Lot's of deals here. Actually just closing here soon on a duplex here in Lex. Go Cats!

I have used it as a bargaining tool in the past. Found lots of issues with a property, documented it (home inspector report) and submitted it to seller with my new offer. Not sure of cons, I am fairly new to the real estate game.

Ryan,

I know you are not necessarily talking about doing hardcore billboards, but you can't put those things up anywhere these days. I know you have to have permits as well. Also, I know a lot of cities/towns have regulations on size of signage. At the complex I manage, we could not have it larger than a certain size and it had to be a certain amount of feet away from the street. I have not looked into this much, but that's what I know for what's it's worth. Let us know if you come up with anything. Great creative thinking.

Advertisements are no joke. People in the billboard business are making bank. Great ideas!

If you are moving it up to fair market value, I don't see what's wrong with it. The tenant shouldn't either. If they do, they will soon find out that it's fair market and would hopefully stay. Now if it were me, I would keep it at what it is at. $40 to me is worth it to get a great long term tenant. That in itself is worth $$$ to me.