Timothy W.
Children are getting strip searched at the airport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQTz1bccL4
Liberals and Democrats, your people have been in charge of every branch but the Judiciary for 2 years now. This was not going on during Bush. If I were you I would be maki...
Frank Lienert
The market temperature and its future.
In my market (Sacramento) and in a few outlying smaller markets, real estate has been pretty hot with prices climbing ever higher, approaching pre-crash levels. A few months ago I was noticing things cooling off a bit...
Erin Dorsey Robinson
Any landlords forgiving rents during COVID?
I know that a lot of landlords are suffering right now. Much has been made of the struggles of tenants facing financial hardship and many landlords have been placed at the mercy of the now-exhausted small business rel...
Russell Caraotta
More than Craiglist or Zillow?
I closed on a duplex in Buffalo, NY last week. The house (both upper and lower) was vacant, in great shape as the owner had done some minor updates to the flats. The numbers look great on paper and the rents I plan to...
Brandon M.
Help valuing a self storage facility
I have come across an opportunity to purchase a small self storage facility that on the surface looks to be a good deal. The problem I am running into is the owners are close to 70 (ready to retire, this is why it is ...
Account Closed
Detroit Bankrupt
My dad just sent me this link.
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/motor-city-goes-bust-largest-ever-municipal-bankruptcy-in-u-s-history/
What do you all think about the REI market in Detroit after...
Amiris Brown
Cost of bullet proofing a house?
So, there's this house that has been deeply discounted about $100,000 off its original listing price. Just last month there were 3 armed robberies next door to that house on a street with businesses. There have been m...
Marquis W.
Using bankruptcy strategically to aquire more real estate
I keep hearing about how the rich file bankruptcy not because they are in trouble but as a strategic way to build more wealth. For example Donald Trump, Rich Dad's Robert Kiyosaki, 50 cent, Henry Ford even Walt Disney...
Alex Johnson
Investing in Turn Key Properties??
Does anyone have strong opinions either way about purchasing turn key properties for buy and hold investment? Have you had success with them and stand by the model, or on the flip side, have you had a negative experi...
Denise Evans
Tenants and Animals
We are all familiar with issues related to service animals (specially trained and certified dogs) and assistance animals (such as emotional support animals of any species or breeds).This post suggests a compromise res...