Sean Kollee
inner city duplex part 29-36
With drywall complete, and the heat on, we can get some real work done on the inside. This is big project milestone post 29 - drywall completeThe crew has been hard at work hanging the board, taping begins tomorrow. ...
Kyler J Sloan
Drunk Contractor Threatens to Sue Me
Last night I agreed to meet with a contractor for an estimate on kitchen and bathroom renovations and he came drunk out of his mind. Although my driveway is steep and winding, I had given him an advance on bringing a ...
Jim Piety
Evictions in Connecticut? Please share your experience!
A coworker and buy and hold investor warned me of the stringent laws in Connecticut that protect tenants. He says evictions can cost thousands of dollars and tons of time (i.e. opportunity cost). How common is this am...
Jason V.
Yet Another "To Rent or Flip" -- Home next to abandoned / condemned house and GIANT oak tree (maybe 5 feet from slab?) ????
This is definitely a multi-parter, as well as my first post. :D I stumbled upon this forum recently and am not quite sure what took me so long to get this all off my chest. But anyway, here I am, and here's my first...
Jared Luhman
Comparing two lake houses
I'm curious to hear people's thoughts. I would like to get into a lake house in northern Minnesota as a vacation rental and I'm currently looking at two options that are both about the same price and I want to know wh...
Anthony W.
Learning about the great state of Texas
Hello Texans and non-Texans, looking to educate myself on that state and drill down to a specific market. That will probably be the place I retire to in 6 years. A bit about me, I’m currently in the Army overseas and ...
Andreas Mueller
The Real Shrinkflation? It's not potato chips. It's....Real Estate.
Welcome to my weekly article, which I dub 'A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate,' coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets,...
Jennifer Drew
Newbie in Washington, DC
Hello everyone!My name is Jen, and I am slowly getting more into the world of investing. I started off as a teacher for Deaf students, and now I work full time as a sign language interpreter. This has led me to a nich...
Sami Gren
Showing up a half hour late for a showinh
A potential tenant called at 2:00 that they wanna see an apartment I have for rent, I asked them when they can be there, and they said at 2:30.they arrived at 3:00...what are your remarks?
Pete Silan
College student rental property
My wife and I are very interested on purchasing our first investment property. We are thinking of buying a town home or condo for our college student to stay at and renting out the rest of the bedrooms to other stude...