Vincent Egan
Successful (or Unsuccessful) House Hacking Stories
29 January 2020 | 9 replies
It was also difficult to communicate with them since only 1 of the individuals spoke somewhat decent English.
Erik Pierson
Has anyone had success with Airbnb in the DC area?
1 July 2021 | 19 replies
If you have an English basement apartment or suite like I do, I would go for it, but I would be wary about investing in a rental for exclusive Airbnb just because of the regulations that were passed.On another note, it is profitable but you need a good team to help manage it.
Nathan Buck
Short Term Rentals in Florida
24 February 2020 | 8 replies
Either self-manage like many on here do, or hire an inexpensive offshore PM who works US hours & speaks eloquent English (that’s what I do).
Lior Levy
Anyone familiar with Edward Burns (private lender) from Ohio?
3 February 2021 | 7 replies
Their "contact us" address is a mobile home in rural Iowa, their website was registered late in 2019 and hosted in Germany, the employee names sound like the psuedo-english names african scammers come up with, AND its phone number is listed on a website for exposing Nigerian fraud: https://www.stop419scams.com/viewtopic.php?
Sam Wilson
European REI conferences/meetups?
25 February 2020 | 0 replies
My wife speaks French but otherwise would need to be an English-speaking conference.
Norbert Powell
Vetted Contractors in the DMV?
30 April 2020 | 1 reply
I have some water intrusion during heavy rain at the entrance of my English basement turned Airbnb in SE.
Justin Gottuso
What would you do with $300,000 cash?
12 March 2020 | 75 replies
But I'm tired of the work (I teach English online).
Beth Barnes
Long distance rental vs Turnkey rental for newbie?
9 April 2020 | 26 replies
I'm currently teaching English in South Korea, but the recent coronavirus outbreak has resulted in the school where I work being closed for the next few weeks, so I have lots of extra time on my hands to do some homework!
Nat C.
Buying a bankruptsy property blindfolded
13 March 2020 | 2 replies
I negotiated to 105k.It was a bankruptcy sale and the listing said access was not allowed and the property had to be bought site unseen.I was buying from overseas, so I figured site unseen worked for me.I paid cash, so there has been no holding costs.Once it closed, I sent a contractor I’d used a few times before to get inside.The contractor speaks zero English and also can’t use a phone or google translate.
Cameron Davis
Marketing by telephone
14 March 2020 | 7 replies
Oh, and most of them seem to be from Virtual Assistants that don't speak English very well.