Tiarnan Gormley
Nearly 18 and need advice on REI while i'm away overseas!!!! HELP!!
I'm about to be 18 in a couple of months, and I've been reading all about rental property investing for the last year. I particularly want to get started with the househacking strategy using an FHA loan to get a multi...
Melissa Patten
Short Term Vacation Rental Management Software Recommendations
Hello SRT managing friends. I'm about to close on an SRT and I am investigating software options to self manage. Anyone have anything they love (OR anything they hate)? I'm exploring all-in-one systems or best in clas...
Manny K.
Shall I enforce HOA and Pet violation fines mentioned in lease?
Rented out a condo 3 months ago. Tenant turns out to be a chronic liar/rule breaker. Second month's rent was late (eventually paid with late fee only AFTER I served a notice). A pet dog was found while I was there to ...
Mike Smith
Rule of 100, 1% Rule, or whatever it is called
In looking at rental properties with a realtor, he mentioned the rule of thumb of looking for something with gross rents of at least 1% of the purchase price. What are your thoughts on this? Do you use this rule? If s...
Preston Hamilton
New stipulation on Countrywide Approval
Line # 10 basically states the home may not be transferred or sold for 30 days. Escrow are to add this verbiage to the closing instructions and must notify Countrywide if this does indeed happen.
That kinda sucks. ...
Tony Castronovo
How to inform a prospective tenant they did NOT get approved
After screening prospective tenants and making a selection, am I obligated to let the applicants who did NOT get approved know why they didn't make it? Not sure if it's best to "say nothing"....be vague....or tell th...
Vincent Carminati
Property Management In Atlanta
Hello,I have been looking to invest in the Atlanta market for about a month now and will be closing in on a deal soon(I hope). I found a Property Management company called Specialized Atlanta who also does business in...
Sean Tracey
Considering self managing a rental over an hour and a half away
I would like to hear some fresh perspectives and ideas from the community on how to go about making this a feasible situation. Since all I can do during my capital accumulation phase is read and think about REI, I end...
Emory Crawford
Non Performing Note Investing
Does anybody know why fix and flip investors don't just purchase the non performing notes on properties and flip them from before the auction? Don't know if I'm making sense, but I figured I'd ask...
Wes Blackwell
Priced Out: Is Rent Control Coming to Sacramento?
After a long day of looking at some potential properties with some clients of mine, we decided to stop in at Selland's Market Cafe and grab some lunch. While waiting for my mouth-watering french dip to arrive, I decid...