Danny Maller
What to do about groups of people loitering around my building?
I'm a month into house hacking my 3 unit and I can't get people to rent because of the crowd of random people hanging out on the side walk between my place and the liquor store just north of me. I never saw anyone out...
Larry H.
Electrician Wants 50% up front
Flipping my first house and first time dealing with sub-contractors. The electrician that gave the best bid wants 50% up front. I balked at that and he said he can do 25% up front. He said he doesn't want to fund i...
Kent Harris
Installing an HVAC System and Electrical Box
I am renovating a 40 year old house and the HVAC system and electrical system are the original. Since my background is in Electronics and IT is this something I can tackle myself? I have a $20,000 budget and so far th...
Alexander Roeschmann
Major Depression ahead?
It seems like this crises might be over soon, but that doesn't mean anything will return to normal. In fact there are major changes ahead and the chances of a massive Depression are extremely high. In this post I will...
Faisal Farnas
Replace Windows Or Seal Them Shut?
Hello,I closed on a property that I intend to rehab and rent out. SFH in a class B neighborhood and rent is $1000. It has 10 windows, and most of them are in decent condition expect that they don't open properly, or w...
Kim Hopkins
30 Day Minimum Short Term Rental Analysis & Risks in Los Angeles
Hello!
I'm an experienced industrial real estate investor, but a completely inexperienced potential short term housing rental investor.
We recently moved from Los Angeles to Flagstaff, Arizona. We kept our home in ...
Alexi Schreier
Property manager asking to be an authorized signer
Hi all,I’m about to close on my first out of state rental and have been in contact with a property management company to manage it.For accounting purposes, the PM is asking me to open a business account at a local ban...
Jeremy A.
Screening for booze abuse?
How can i screen for alcoholism etc. Once discovered can i evict for that?
Adam Mazzochi
Taking Heloc to invest into Tax Lien Certificates, good bad ????
So is it foolish to take home equity and put it into Tax Lien Certificates????? Let’s say someone has a dozen rental houses paid off collecting rent would it be foolish to take the equity in those houses and make even...
Mark Sam
$500,000 SFH & $200,000 Cash, 21 year old, What would you?
Hello, I recently got a $500,000 (full equity) condo in California and $200,000 cash. I am 21, have a 751 credit score. No Job, but planning to get a Computer Science degree as a margin of safety & then use it to ...