Tri Tran
Need Help! will likely lose 30K to a scam
30 October 2024 | 12 replies
Lacey confirmed that if I decide to cancel, I will receive my EMD back and she will work with me to return furniture to refund as much as possible for the furnishing cost, which I appreciate.Concerning RTR, they have been nothing but supportive in this process.
Seth Quade
Tenant applicant with criminal history in the past - advice please!
30 October 2024 | 12 replies
The neighbors and children might not be safe with him around, it would not be worth the risk to me.
Ian Smith
Anyone seeing Kensington improving?
31 October 2024 | 8 replies
I can see through DOM the contrast between those struggles and the lease ups of the better located single families in the area.I cant say with certainty this applies across the entire city but what’s known is the fact people are getting married and starting families later in life than in the past, young people have more debt than ever before thanks to student loans, the cost of buying ahome has never been higher & most families decide to move to the suburbs when they have school aged children.
Thomas Gagnon
Questions to ask potential section 8 Tenant
29 October 2024 | 10 replies
I wanted to focus on homeless families one day with probably 1/4 to 1/3 of the units I will eventually have.Believe it or not, if I am successful in this real estate thing, I was hoping to teach others in my family how to do it too and anyone else who would listen especially those with children coming from being homeless.
Raghavendra Jakkani
Tenant screening with child support
29 October 2024 | 6 replies
EXAMPLE: college student living with parent(s).Regarding using child support - suggest you follow mortgage requirements:1) Need copy of divorce decree to determine ages of children, so you can confirm how long it will continue.2) Need proof of at least 3-6 months of actual payments, as too many deadbeat dads.
Elias Camhi
Managing properties older than 1978? The EPA is requiring Lead certification.
28 October 2024 | 3 replies
Homes built before 1978 often contain lead-based paint, which poses serious health risks, particularly to children and pregnant women.
James R.
Glut of STRs in Every Major Market. The Elephant in the Room.
28 October 2024 | 40 replies
My owners who have updated their homes with modern furniture packages and highly themed rooms, along with a nicely equipped game room do much better than those who do nothing to the home and hope it will attract some guests.
Karl B.
Halloween Fun: Anyone Ever Own a Haunted Property?
31 October 2024 | 17 replies
This resulted in 4 children dying from maul nutrition.
Sol Bergren
vinyl plank flooring is separating
2 November 2024 | 64 replies
Glue part of the sheets also so someone don't drag furniture across it and wrinkle it up.
Kuriakos Mellos
Dilemma: Save up to buy 1 more or begin paying down properties more aggressively
30 October 2024 | 11 replies
For properties you have owned for more than 3 to 5 years + Take a look at what is performing and 1031 the problem children... :) For some, I imagine you will have more than $200k sitting in them as "potential equity" you could sell 2, 3 or more of them and now trade them for a 6 or 10 + unit property.