Dawn Young
Self-storage managing from afar!
Hi! While looking for investments, we have found a small mini-storage (self-storage) facility for sale, but it is over 2 hours away. It is not large, and there is no fence. I hear a lot of talk about managing from a d...
Richie Thomas
Real Estate Agents- how painful are Natural Hazard Disclosures?
I'm in the process of studying for my California real estate license. Not for the purpose of becoming an agent (I'm a software engineer by trade), but rather for the purpose of learning more about the real estate ind...
Alexander Spira
How to figure 750 hour to write off losses
I want to make sure I rack up 750 hours doing real estate this year to get my losses counted against my W2 earnings. I have 6 units and it is taking up lots of my time.
The question is what counts ? For example to se...
Mike Flora
Possible tenant stating no pet fee
I have a possible tenant stating they do not have to pay a non refundable pet fee to have two small dogs live with them in our property because they are therapy dogs for her dad of which she is the caretaker for. To m...
Osho Berman
Best property management processes for managing remotely
I am planning to start buying apartment complexes out of state and am interested in learning best practices in how to optimize financial performance out of state? Even if you don't have a refined process to share but ...
Krystal Barcliff
Property Management Company
Hey, so me and my spouse want to start our own Property Management Company. My Husband is a Licensed Realtor but I am not. Are we able to start the business with his credentials or would I have to become licensed myse...
Joseph Hernandez
Is this a possible deal?
Hey everyone. Newbie wholesaler. I have my first assignment. I'm not sure if it's good enough deal. Please let me know if you think it will sell. The exit strategy will be buy and hold. Below are the facts:
-address:...
Tristan S.
Service and ESA dogs for SFH rental exempt from FHA?
Hi,Recently put my first rental on the market (SFH) in Texas. I recently got prospective tenants mentioning that they had two service dogs including a german shepherd. I think they actually meant ESA instead of servic...
Anna Watkins
Another question on FHA & service animal rules (with a twist)
I have a potential applicant with a big dog (a Husky) for a room in a student rental/shared house that I had intended to be a "no pets" rental. I'm told that the dog is a seizure service animal for the young man, who...
David T.
Have you worked with odesk?
Has anyone got experience of hiring and working with people on odesk?