Tenants can sometimes destroy windows and floors by nailing window units to the window or trim to secure them or not installing them properly. just as a point of help, you are getting royally screwed if your paying $2700 for A/C installs in Fondy, regardless of your confidence in the contractor, unless you have money to burn, id suggest shopping around.  

All I really have is a burning desire to find a way to get into REI and get out of the rat race.

Don't take shortcuts because it might work once or twice, but when you get burned it will be very costly and set you back alot.Hope this helps.

Last night in Trenton, NJ there was a fire that burned 9 houses down on the same block as my property.

It's great to have the advantage of tax deductions when you're self employed but you can't burn the candle at both ends if you want a conventional loan.

Hello everyone on BP,I have a burning question about finance that is vital in my next step to acquiring my first rental property.

If you are good at finding fat and juicy deals, you can write your own ticket.So when a hard money lender says to me, "can you go to our website and complete our loan application, I immediately roll my eyes at him.If he now says, we have to check your credit, I immediately say in my mind "FU"Sometimes, I let them go through their spill.These are our criteria, "you have to have 30% of your own money in the deal.First I say, okay, here's my scenario.I am on contract to by this property.

You could possibly loan that money in short term financing to another investor or now is a great time to contribute it to a self directed IRA then use it lots of ways.Finally you could get in touch with me and we can talk live so I quit burning up my computer because there isn't enough space on this blog to discuss everything lol.I'm not by any means a guru or an expert but I like you started with just a little money (or actually less than a little money) and am slowly but surely building something great. 

You will want to be able to change the lights, because regardless of what the packages say, those buggers do burn out (get dim/ aren't as good) after 5+ years of heavy-heavy use.

I thought I was Donald Trump and invested at the wrong time and lost everything in the downturn.I survived Leukemia (for now) and looking to try and rebuild my wealth. I am looking for mentor, someone that can guide m...