Christine Swaidan
20 units without water
Plumbing problems make me crazy! I'm sure I'm not alone in that regard. Pin hole leak in main line discovered last night. Plumber there at 10:30 pm, put a simple patch on it, turned off water to 20 units and said he w...
Tom V.
YOU SHOULD PAY $ TO YOUR WORST TENANT
Have you had that point yet where you are ready to evict someone? They are late with the rent, they owe you a ton of money? They play loud music, smoke weed and their dog craps on your lawn? Call the lawyer!?!?!...
Jason Nelson
Late fees in Minnesota
Hi I am Brand new to this. After a bad car accident I was forced to rent out the house that I have owned for 9 years. I had given power of attorney to my sister, She is the one rented out the house. In the lease it i...
Nicole A.
Baltimore water bills and tenants
For those of you investing in Baltimore County Maryland--and especially with multi-units--how do you handle the water bills?-Do you pay it yourself and "include" it in the rent?-Do you have a method of determining whi...
Andrew Votsis
De-leading vs. encapsulating
Recently purchased 3 family in Massachusetts. Old building obv not de-leading. This being buy and hold I wanted to get some perspective on what fellow investors have found works best. The building itself needs vinyl o...
Steven J.
Tax lien ethics - holding back yards and drain fields hostage
I've recently had some great discussion with a fellow tax lien investor and I've been researching liens more and more. Come to find some potentially quetionable ethical calls made and I'm curious to hear what others b...
Loc R.
SD-IRAs: Entrust vs. Equity Trust
Just wanted to get some opinions/experiences on these custodians.
I'm with Equity Trust right now and I am NOT very pleased with their overall company. A lot of their phone agents seem like they just got out of comp...
Chad U.
Code Violation Liens in Florida
Hi BP,Here is my dilemma, I won an Auction.com property which states they will be providing a SWD and insurable title, yet the addendum supplied by the bank in the purchase agreement states: "BUYER UNDERSTANDS AND ACK...
Account Closed
Utility company won't turn on gas. Heating alternatives for the winter? (New York)
I bought a short sale rental house in New York a little over a month ago that had to be renovated. The gas heat was turned off last April by ConEd, the local utility company, because the previous owner had not paid t...
Timothy Metra
Ever quit your job too early to pursue your REI career?
Just curious as to if anyone has ever quit their job to go into real estate investing full time, and doing so too soon.I work 60+ hours week right now and make good money. I'm very knowledgable (at least I think) on t...