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12 August 2021 | 24 replies
Not even your own broker.When it comes to repairs out-of-state you will get burned.
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28 July 2021 | 14 replies
@Anna Laud door, window, and base trim and the faux beams get painted, chair rails get pulled off and patched, cabinets get burned in a bon fire, never to be spoken of again.
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9 August 2021 | 32 replies
If you want a good contractor you can't be penny pinching or you're going to end up with a guy who sold the job too cheap and is jumping from job to job kiting along the 50% deposits until they're all burned out and your project is 6 months behind schedule.
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26 July 2021 | 7 replies
We've done this for our entire rental career based on the advice of an early mentor who got burned badly by a bunch of fake stuff.
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16 September 2021 | 108 replies
He was burned out at his job - with daily headaches, missing the kids' events, tired of being taken advantage of, no time for a life.
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1 August 2021 | 13 replies
@Cassidy Burns Thanks, Cassidy!
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29 July 2021 | 13 replies
A lot of landlords got burned from the eviction moratorium ( I know one guy who didn't get rent for 10 months!)
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9 August 2021 | 4 replies
Too many contractors are burning investor right now.
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1 August 2021 | 7 replies
COVID burned a lot of investors so want to shore reserves for worst.
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12 August 2021 | 108 replies
Buyers are burned out from touring, offering and getting a rejection letter.