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Pavel Lembikov Experience with Altus IG Real Estate LLC / Altus Investment Group and Kevin Dugan
5 July 2025 | 0 replies
., cleaning and utilities that tenants were supposed to cover).Communication with the management team deteriorated.Tax documents were incorrect and required significant effort to amend.We began experiencing financial losses.Conclusion and Legal ActionWe sold both properties in Chicago, to halt further losses.Kevin stopped repaying the second loan—interest payments ceased completely.Multiple outreach attempts via phone, text, and email have been ignored.We are currently seeking legal counsel to recover the unpaid loan.The loan includes a personal guarantee from Kevin Dugan.Public WarningKevin Dugan presents himself as a real estate investment expert on Instagram.In our experience, his business practices were unethical and unsustainable—seemingly using new investments to pay off old debts ("robbing Peter to pay Paul").
Philip Levi Seeking Advice: To Warranty or Not on Appliances?
20 June 2025 | 4 replies

Hey fellow landlords,

I hope you’re all doing well! I recently purchased several appliances (a dishwasher, stove, and microwave) from Lowe's for my rental property, and I'm at a crossroads on whether to invest in t...

Ryan Sing Self Directed IRA for Fix and Flip
25 June 2025 | 10 replies
Quote from @Shango Collier: When purchasing through SDIRA for a rental property would you also have to seek out commercial lending since you (yourself) can not personally guarantee it? 
William Sanchez First-Time Investor with a Flag Lot in Irving, TX – Seeking Guidance & Ideas!
1 July 2025 | 0 replies

Hi everyone,
My name is William, and my wife and I are both teachers who are excited to begin our real estate journey. Recently, my dad gifted me a flag lot in Irving, TX (zoned R-6 Residential), originally with the ...

LaMancha Sims Creative Financing Strategies for Real Estate Investors
6 July 2025 | 2 replies
This is ideal for buyers with poor credit or those seeking flexible terms.2.
Harry Lu Look for a mentor in Orange County, New York
29 June 2025 | 4 replies
What type of properties are you seeking, SFR, 2-4 MF, or 5+ MF?
Allende Hernandez Tax benefits of an LLC over having a property on my name
28 June 2025 | 6 replies
Readers should seek professional advice.Great information providing clarity.The one thing I’ll add is that having an LLC own the property enables the investor to choose the LLC to be taxed as either a corporation or S corp.  
Kevin Aiken Our First Property
26 June 2025 | 1 reply
If this type of tenant becomes elusive, we would seek more long term agreements.
Angela Davis Best Cities for High Cash Flow Multi-Family?
5 July 2025 | 5 replies
There are lots of threads on here of those seeking the cash flow and finding only a pit.
Eduardo Cambil Seeking Advice: Spanish Investor Stuck with Lien Only on $50K Bridge Loan – Need Equi
26 June 2025 | 2 replies

Hi everyone,

I’m a Spanish national, waiting on my ITIN approval (and planning an E-2 visa application down the road). My U.S. partner and I set up a 50/50 LLC to acquire a property with a $50K bridge loan. He agre...