While not my main area of practice I represented a Brooklyn credit union lender, some buyers/sellers and a few landlords in real estate transactions and rent arrears cases.While we had successes and some failures along the way I ultimately concluded that I wanted to do something different with my life and cashed out of the business.

Let’s swap some stories and tips in the comments.

Let me know if you need any tips on working with contractors or setting expectations.

Does anyone have any tips on how to find the right guys or methods that you use to vet people? 

I share tons of free tips on my instagram @ericaoohdesigns and you can also check out my Bigger Pockets podcast episode (933: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-933) where I share my exact "Designing for Dollars" formula.

I don't have much patience or sympathy towards the annual flood of "Terrific End-of-Year Tips to Cut Your Taxes" webinars, podcasts, articles and whatnot. 

(This assumes you have a credit card available to pay for any repairs.).

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

I was going to add, as posted above, it's a great rate and stick with that local credit union for the future business. 

I’d love to hear your thoughts, tips, or even warnings.