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Michael Guzik Is it really a wonderful life as a landlord?
20 December 2017 | 43 replies

Hey guys so last night I watched It's a wonderful life. Now being involved in real estate and thinking like an investor I saw the movie in a whole different way. George was a very lenient person and cared about the pe...

Sylvia B. Do these goofy letters actually work?
15 March 2022 | 26 replies

In 2011 we bought a piece of land between our house and the paved road so that we could put in a driveway and avoid using the (terrible) county road. It came with a house, so we started our landlord adventure. That pa...

Kristina Heimstaedt Will solar panels allow me to increase rent to tenants?
24 December 2023 | 44 replies

Hi all,I know the upfront cost of solar panels is significant. However, I'm wondering if I can pass the extra $50-$100/month to the tenant with the expectation to increase the demand for my property. Does anyone have ...

Alan Grobmeier Need CA Tenant Help ~ Break Lease
18 November 2019 | 24 replies

Greetings.
I own a property in the San Diego area.  I rented it to a tenant a year ago on a 2 yr lease.  The existing lease has either 11 or 12 months left.
All was well until about 2 months ago when this women’s do...

Brenda Whittaker Emotional Wreck
2 May 2016 | 38 replies

I always hated being stuck in human body, and the human brain is even worse.  It has this storage of ridiculous stupid emotions that hold us back and in my case it's stronger than any rational capabilities I didnt get...

Joey Hansell Family beating the **** out of me for becoming a landlord. What the hell?
7 July 2015 | 48 replies

Hi everyone, I am seeing if anyone else here is struggling to get support from your family for your decision to invest in real estate by becoming a landlord. I would like to acquire many more and quit my job some day ...

Marcia Maynard Storage Locker Dilemma: What would you do?
14 August 2014 | 34 replies

BACKGROUND:  Tenant eviction.  Tenant did not even begin to move out, even after the judge ruled in our favor.  Stayed until the Sheriff lockout.  Was not at home at the time. Single mom with three elementary school a...

Martin Saenz 3 Reasons that most Note Investors fail
3 August 2021 | 30 replies

3 reasons that most note investor's fail: 1) Fear that leads to half steppin’. I’m not a fan of rap music but I do like this song from Big Daddy Kane which is titled, “Ain’t No Half Steppin’”. What prevents most ...

Mike Smith HELOC on Investment Property?
8 April 2022 | 70 replies

Hi, I have an investment property with about 50% equity in it.  I am interested in leveraging the equity to do some more real estate investing.  I have approached a few banks (including the current mortgage holder) an...

Judi Smith Considering investing in the hood/ghetto
4 September 2016 | 33 replies

Wanted to hear from investors who have investment in the hood? I'm a newbie and really can't afford to invest in the high in or middle-class area and want to know is a smart decision to start investing in not so grea...