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Joshua Berube building a fourplex as my first deal. trial by fire.
19 March 2023 | 54 replies

Well, as the title says I am going to try an build a fourplex. And its my first deal. This will be my diary. Come hell or high water, you will have a front row seat.Before we get into the deal, understand that I am go...

Jim K. Oh my God the stories...
3 May 2022 | 52 replies

I just recently finished up the full purchase of our first small multifamily. Before this, I was in duplexes and single families. I feel I've come away from self-managed low C-class real estate investing with my share...

H Simpson Christmas Gifts For Tenants
7 December 2009 | 29 replies

Do any of you give Christmas gifts to tenants?

If they are "good" tenants, I'll hand deliver a gift card from the local grocery chain. They can use it for gasoline or groceries. Depending on the tenant, the denominat...

Azita S. Emergency Raze & Remove Notice :(
13 December 2015 | 18 replies

Earlier this year, I purchased 5 duplexes in Milwaukee metro in a package deal.   The buildings were inexpensive $96K for the package and all together they needed less than $20,000 in repairs. I took a $100K HELOC to ...

Matthew Rutledge Documenting My Saga
12 August 2013 | 15 replies

I figured this would be a good place to document what I'm doing. (I'm sure we can move this if we need.) I welcome constructive criticism. I even welcome someone telling me I'm an idiot. The goal is to write it do...

Scott H. Covincing Spouse You're Not Crazy
9 May 2017 | 28 replies

I would guess at least a few of you have had to convince your spouse or significant other that you weren't crazy, you weren't going to bankrupt the family, and that this whole real estate investing thing was a good id...

Joseph Reh How Easy is it to Rent to Military Personnel?
19 January 2018 | 24 replies

Hello, my name is Joseph and I am currently serving in the United States Navy, however, I separate soon and was thinking about doing some real-estate dealing with Military Personnel. I've been told it was pretty simpl...

Frank Barletta I want to start a new venture and need some help identifying big challenges in STRs.
21 January 2024 | 30 replies

Hey, Everyone -- I'd like to launch a new venture in the short-term rental space and wanted to ask everyone here what your biggest challenges are.
In the past, I've launched and sold 2x PropTech ventures in the multi...

Andrew Baisley Gut Check My Beginner Thinking
20 April 2013 | 25 replies

Hi Everyone, I apologize in advance for the wall of text. I have some ideas on how I want to get started in this business and I was hoping that this might be the right place to get a reality/gut-check.

First, some ge...

Jack B. Do you plan on eventually cashing out and moving away from real estate?
11 March 2024 | 152 replies

Or have you? A woman I recently dated also has a rental portfolio and retired in her 30's. She met a lady in California who told her as you get older you won't want to deal with the hassle of tenants and rentals or PM...