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12 December 2020 | 116 replies
I've encountered angry tenants, squatters, gang members, crazy homeless people, etc.
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9 November 2019 | 39 replies
Taking on the cost of cameras or an eviction or even just a turnover (especially because it’s hard to find a good tenant this time of year) would be extreme overkill for something you’re likely to encounter a lot when owning multifamily buildings in a state where weed is decriminalized and used by many.
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18 April 2012 | 11 replies
I've only encountered this a very few times.
16 January 2019 | 4 replies
Hello All,I would like to gain some insight and tips from the community regarding the challenges I've encountered in pursuit of my real estate goals since resigning from my W-2 position as an architect, which was in March 2017.
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12 July 2021 | 5 replies
I encountered the problem when I was up to five properties, and when I went up to the sixth, the company doing the umbrella no longer covered it and it went to a commercial policy.
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3 March 2021 | 64 replies
“Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds.
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10 February 2022 | 170 replies
It is frustrating and common for anyone who steps out of the "norm" to encounter skepticism.
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12 February 2022 | 21 replies
The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday - Great stories and examples of people who have encountered and conquered bigger and more consequential problems in life than me3.
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15 November 2022 | 105 replies
And that is where I am afraid your comment will take some.I bought my first ever Ohio property sight-unseen, from a licensed agent I had never met, and whom no one I knew had recommended - chance encounter on Zillow over an unrelated listing months earlier.
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5 April 2022 | 186 replies
NYC has encountered some challenges in the past, but as we have seen over the last year; it is no longer a necessity for workers or employers to be physically located in NY in order to conduct business so the former advantage that places like NYC had in the past is gone due to the advances made in technology over the past 40 years.