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Brady Morgan The Never Sell Strategy: Fifteen Rentals Retirement Plan for Buy and Hold Investors
27 January 2026 | 35 replies
Fifteen-year debt is also a forcing function.
Mustafa Alwalwal First Fix & Flip — Advice for a Beginner Using Hard Money
20 January 2026 | 13 replies
Based on first-time investors we've funded the most important function outside of ensuring the numbers pencil is hiring a high-quality GC.
Chris Seveney The End of the Influence Era in Real Estate Investing
26 January 2026 | 28 replies
Using ai's, to build ai's, who create custom GPT's, to create specific project focused functions.
Christian Welch Healthcare & Medical Real Estate Investing-
9 January 2026 | 7 replies
Communities cannot function without them, and proximity to healthcare systems becomes a critical value driver.
Rory Rodriguez House Hacking as a Recent College Graduate
25 January 2026 | 10 replies
You can find properties where the kitchen for example is outdated but still functional.
Luis Morales Question for property managers
7 January 2026 | 4 replies
I’m especially curious whether these functions are handled:In-house by local staffOutsourced domesticallyOr handled remotely by trained team membersIf someone were well-trained in property management operations (screening, maintenance coordination, tenant communication, AppFolio/Buildium, etc.) and able to work remotely from Mexico, is that something you’ve:Already implemented?
Shameka Henson Renting by the Room and DSCR Refi
20 January 2026 | 13 replies
What ultimately worked was removing a door and opening up one of the bedrooms so it functioned more like a living space — that allowed the property to be viewed as a standard single-family rental.
James Jones How We Manage 20+ Rentals Across Multiple LLCs Without Chaos
21 January 2026 | 40 replies
What caused you to need QB rather than using Buildium's accounting functionality
Justin Knighten Do I Need PMS?
13 January 2026 | 9 replies
I'm far from tech-savvy, I think when I set it up, I needed to run it through a PMS to make it work, however, that may have been a function of having 2 properties instead of 1.  
Aaron Abeyta Guidance – evaluating a commercial property + restaurant deal (seller carry)
28 January 2026 | 9 replies
Property overview (high level): Stand-alone commercial buildingLarger and more functional interior layout than the prior locationFully built-out commercial kitchen (hood, suppression, bar, etc.)Adjacent outdoor patio space already set up for dining (big upside)Comes with all FF&E includedNo residential component — pure commercial use  Deal structure (seller carry): Purchase price written at $1.2M~$1.0M attributed to real estate~$200k attributed to FF&E (included in the sale) Seller financing on $900kBuyer cash in at closing: ~$275kInterest-only period initially (no balloon language currently in the contract)Target hold: 5 years, then refinance into a 25-year commercial loan  Business context: The restaurant historically did ~$950k/year in revenueWe are owner-operatorsConservative projections show the business can remain profitable even with slower $1k days mixed inGoal is consistency, margin cleanup, and NOI growth — not aggressive expansion  What I’m hoping to get feedback on: Does this structure make sense from a commercial real estate perspective?