Hi everyone,
My name is Cole Dobbs, and I’m currently based in Houston, Texas. I’m an Air Force Veteran and am also pursuing my MBA at Rice University. Through my studies, I met my current employer, who owns a constr...

I have yet to have a guest ask for a refill or mention the quality (I tried to pick a nice-looking, not-too-expensive brand).Be careful with the scents -- I had a run of people pulling out and hiding the scents and one or two people complained that they were scent-sensitive in private notes. 

Hi all, and nice to meet everyone. I just recently went under contract on my first property. Its a 3 bed, 2 bath, main house with a den and attached guest house. Guest house is 1 bed and 1 bath. I will be living in th...

It's simply factual:  you violated the lease by smoking, stop it, remove the resulting odor and that a repeat action could result in eviction and loss of security deposit.  

I am new to real estate investing, and is considering house hacking a property for my first deal.

It is about creating a balance between being open to new tenants and protecting your property interests diligently.By fostering a more secure leasing process, you can ensure that your properties remain profitable and that your relationships with genuine tenants are based on trust and reliability.

Also, most banks will not allow you to "borrow" your down payment, so what you would need to do is get the 50K personal loan and then have it show on your bank statements for two months (without showing the money being deposited, so in reality this could be 3 statements before you have that. 

Save...it takes a lot more money than most new investors believe (don't drink the Kool-aid that you can get in cheap) and residing outside the US will be seen as a substantial risk to most lenders which will limit your financing options. 

You can get these under your belt for $6-10k, and we're talking about reading 4-10 books, being tested, interacting, and meeting new people.

It’s always exciting to see new members join.