Mark Updegraff
Hobbies you enjoy that DONT get you paid
Life is too short to not have a little fun!
Me (don't worry I'll keep it short and sweet!):
Glassblowing (well, actually flameworking), here I use a propane / oxygen / compressed air mix and a German torch to heat u...
Anne Coleman
Using Facebook or other social media to screen tenants
HI, I was just wondering if anyone is using Facebook, instagram, etc. to make informed decisions on potential tenants in addition to all other background checks and references. If so, how are you approaching the us...
Derek Luttrell
How Often Do Things Really Go Wrong?
Hi Everyone, Pardon what could be a wildly ignorant question, but I drove from Chicago to suburban Indiana last weekend to look at some duplexes, and I am doing the same this weekend--needless to say, I am incredibly ...
Robert DeForge
Property owner won't show inside of home without full price offer
Ok.. call me crazy, but what does your spidey senses tell you?? Called on a property that I'm interested in. 2/2 MFR, $100k, pulling $700 each side. Looks like a C area. But, with some freshening up I think it could b...
Renee Anders
Selling a rental property - what to fix, what to leave
My spouse and I own around 10 properties in our area. One is a property he purchased before we met. It was rented to the same renter for 11 years with a manager taking care of the property. The renter recently moved o...
Carlos Ptriawan
Don't become passive investors
If there's one thing I learnt from the massive crash of CRE in 2023(and 2024) is that "Do not become passive investors". WHen you are passive investor, you become the dumb money , your money is being misused or misman...
Kaye Williams
My Section 8 neighbors are drug dealers and robbers help with advice.
My family and I live next door to section 8 tenants who are a nightmare. I have pictures of them selling drugs and smoking marijuana. I've filed reports through the police no action was fully taken. My car was broken ...