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James Kulka Looking at my first potential rental property!
18 June 2025 | 6 replies
•If all fails, they’re main job is to house hunt whatever ur criteria is so just be on ur toes, don’t trust whatever “speculation” they have, use ur investor brain. don’t be afraid to say NO, because they can pressure you. *10 showings or two weeks (whichever comes first) move on to another realtor or realtor company. you got this.
Victoria C. Advice for figuring out Vacancy Rate, Maintenance and CapEx?
18 June 2025 | 3 replies
Hello Victoria, I usually do 5% vacancy, 5% maintenance and 5% capEx.As you said this will be dependent on how old the main components are and how old the house is.
Rene Hosman BPCON Early Bird Pricing Extended through April!!
12 June 2025 | 9 replies
#BPCON2025  If you scroll down on the main page, there's a block that says "invest in your success" with the pricing listedThis is certainly not a "if you have to ask you can't afford it" situation, the aim is to keep it accessible for all levels of real instate investors or soon-to-be investors, and frankly it's a steal for all the content you get access to! 
Jalen Walsh Wholesaling Beginners Advice
11 June 2025 | 13 replies
As a developer, one of my main pet peeves when working with wholesalers in the past was being misled on numbers—albeit perhaps unintentionally—simply because they didn't have a solid grasp on how much it genuinely costs to rehab a property.On another note, regarding getting your real estate license: I'd suggest perhaps not jumping into that immediately.
Michael K Gallagher 6.5 years later - how has my "turnkey" rental turned out?
14 June 2025 | 8 replies
.- Main water line and entire meter popped off the main supply line and had an unimpeded 1" water line dumping into the basement on mother's day, was about $1400 to fix, and basically an afternoon of waiting around for city and fire dept to turn on/off water at curb. 
Alan Asriants Selling your home? Know when to take an offer - even if it is a Seller's market...
17 June 2025 | 0 replies
While the property had many great features, things like low ceilings, a small basement, and being on a main road became more apparent compared to other options.
Brian J Allen Why Banks Offer the Same Rates for New and Old Multi-Family Properties
18 June 2025 | 6 replies
@Jaycee Greene, i realize the appraisers should be making a differential but on small multifamily 2-4 family in Worcester, MA in particular, if the roof is 25 years old or 1 year old they dont make an allowance, if the electrical is from 1930 or from 2020 they don't make an allowance, if the plumbing is cast iron with copper, vs PVC and PEX they don't account for that. 
Frederick William Renting to illegal immigrants , rent control
13 June 2025 | 57 replies
I'm going to guess it's mainly renters voting for these measures. 
TeAira Epps Credibility of a hard money lender money lender
15 June 2025 | 9 replies
The main reason I mention them is they are real and they fund.. whether you like them or not based on experience is subjective.
David Delahanty Throwing tenants things out.
19 May 2025 | 24 replies
This also puts the effort to remove their stuff items on the tenant.good luck So what you're saying is in Ohio it's about the same level of risk as a lighting strike, but in other places it's about the same level of risk as a Hippopotamus attack?