Josh Lyons
Does a landlord need a pickup truck?
My wife and I are planning to get a second vehicle. We've been able to get by with one to save more money. We're planning to buy our first rental property asap and plan to manage it ourselves, at least to start. I've...
Matthew Kirkwold
Telling Tenants You're the Property Manager
Hello everyone,
I've heard that some people will tell their tenants they are the property manager so that when a dispute comes up they can say the "owner" is the "bad guy" and not them. On the other side of the coin,...
Landon Elscott
I lost $22,000 selling a sports car, but improved my net worth $27,500 - my first deal!
After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...
Nicole Jacobson
Newer Young Investor Confused on How to Proceed
I grew up watching my parents invest in real estate, and grow their net worth this way. I have had the opportunity to dabble myself, and how recently purchased a few homes, but concerned I am missing the boat on how I...
Marcus Auerbach
The publics view on landlords and tenants
Yesterday I met the new tenants at their future home to hand them the keys and go over the operating basics for their home, gas, water, electric, filters etc. As we are standing outside wrapping up a neighbor lady com...
Dan C
Neighborhood that you wouldn't consider investing in?
How would you describe a neighborhood that you wouldn't consider investing in? I live in a small to medium size Canadian city with a few not so great areas, but have some great deals from disgruntled landlords and/or...
John Moorhouse
What did you all do before you started investing?
What did you all do before you started investing? What jobs did you have so you could raise the funds for a downpayment and such. I am 15, i want to own rental properties and am wondering what i could do to raise the ...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (July 6, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (November 16-21, 2020)
Economic Update(Monday, November 16, 2020)
Last week, the stock market roared higher on the news that a highly effective Covid-19 vaccine appeared to be just on the horizon. That was great news, but there’s still ...
Jimmy Liu
Newbie from the Bay Area!
Hi All,
My name is Jimmy and I'm new(ish) to real estate investing! I'm a 25 yr old who recently moved to the Bay Area, CA for a job to turbo charge my W2. Last year, I bought a condo in the area with an extra room I...