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Bienes Raices Vertical blinds
5 May 2011 | 12 replies

I was wondering if other people are using these in their rentals (not just on sliding glass doors, but on regular windows)? I've grown to hate the horizontal mini-blinds--and the vertical ones seem so much easier if y...

David Nino Low flow shower heads????
15 February 2019 | 7 replies

I am planning on changing out shower heads in all my rental units where I pay water.  Just wondering if anyone has used or can recommend any low flow shower heads and if you could see a difference in the water bill.

Mark Forest Where to keep security deposits
19 December 2009 | 13 replies

I have done a search in here and in Google to learn the Michigan rules on placing my tenant’s security deposit in a bank without results. I am a sole proprietor at this point. Can I just put it in my personal mone...

Jan Allen Seniors Not Ready to Let Go
6 May 2020 | 7 replies

While driving for dollars, I saw a FOR SALE BY OWNER sign on a vacant lot. I called the number and the person on the phone tells me that he can't meet me on the property because he is 90 years old and has a hard time ...

Mike Stephens Looking forward to Real Estate Recession Filtering People Out?
7 May 2020 | 6 replies

Is it bad that I am kind of hoping for a recession to help filter out some of the poor performers, and in some cases, bad actors in real estate investing? I've grown really tired the 5 years of the :
1) "Investors" w...

Patrick Young Should I lend money and buy rentals?
9 October 2015 | 5 replies

I recently lent money as a private lender for the first time. My original focus was to acquire rentals. The process of getting to know the market and just finding a deal within my limited time led me to get in the gam...

James Lewis Looking at my first deal tomorrow. Nervous!
28 March 2014 | 7 replies

Saw an ad on Craigslist this afternoon: "2 br/1 ba. Needs some work. Set up in park. $2,000."

I called and talked to the owner. Older couple who had been renting it out (I think, will know more tomorrow). Set...

Bienes Raices Going through listing agent for normal sale
23 June 2012 | 20 replies

When you have a normal sale (not REO or SS), is it still a good idea to go directly to the listing agent and have them act as a transaction broker? Or is it better to use a buyer's agent since the contract and negotia...

Douglas Larson Really...!?!... Is there such a thing as a "service hamster?"
26 August 2018 | 26 replies

Over the past 10 years I have leased a few dozen SFRs in several towns in Utah. I have also had rentals in Hawaii and California. I sometimes have one or two people mention a service dog but this spring I have 2 vacan...

Dennis Elverman Good Neighborhoods for Cash Flow and Appreciation
10 April 2019 | 17 replies

Hello all!  I currently own a duplex in Washington Heights and am saving up for my next investment.  As of right now, I am probably a year or two away from having the cash to pick up another Washington Heights duplex ...