John Humphrey
First Rental Investment - Wichita Falls, TX
25 January 2024 | 9 replies
I would want to look at your rental comps with a fine tooth comb.
Patrick Philip
What have your house rehabs looked like?
11 September 2016 | 14 replies
As the ARV goes up I find the extent of repairs/improvements does too. The
Carlos Coronado
Unsafe houses
12 September 2016 | 4 replies
Unsafe" is probably language that local C/E uses to refer to Health and Safety Code laws as they relate to their ability to withdraw a Certificate of Occipancy.As you may already know, I've spoken at our state's annual code enforcement conference and follow multiple cities fairly closely.
Joey English
How the Fourth Commandment will make you a successful investor
12 September 2016 | 0 replies
When you work six days and take the seventh off, your physical, spiritual, emotional, mental and even your financial health will greatly improve – and so will your success rate.
Evan Kline
Looking to start REI with portfolio Sale
15 September 2016 | 2 replies
It does feel that way a bit, but I've shot and killed a deer in my backyard with a BB gun before so maybe an elephant is possible too!The
Nate S.
Getting Prospective Tenants to Trust You When Managing from Afar
15 September 2016 | 5 replies
With one of them, who applied, it ended up with him asking me to prove I owned the property and going over the lease with a fine-toothed comb (after he missed a couple of deadlines to get things back to me, I moved on and denied him).I figured the facts that 1) prospective tenants see the property and can talk with the current tenants to ask about the property and me, and 2) that they have to submit an application and go through a credit and background check, and 3) that I was using Cozy to collect payments and 4) that I am available by phone, email and text whenever they want, would be enough to make people comfortable that they are not getting scammed, but it was apparently not enough for some people.Does anyone have any tips to help prospective tenants feel more comfortable dealing with you from afar and not feeling like they are getting scammed?
Adam Anderson
Septic on 2 Family home in NJ
19 September 2016 | 2 replies
Hi Adam,In my experience, septic systems are regulated by your local building department, as well as the county health department.
Mike Xiao
50 unit apartment purchase process
17 September 2016 | 7 replies
Too, the borrower in this situation must carefully vett the source of capital available to himself in these situations; he could find himself in the middle of a money laundering scheme or as a front man for a drug cartel, where his eventual choices can be incarceration or death.