Brian Morris
How to Strip paint from a deck
How do you strip thick paint off a deck? I put a little paint stripper on a patch, but it just gummies up the top layer slightly. Belt sander did a little better, but I would never finish. Is there a technique or p...
Juan Rodriguez
Running out of time for 1099s
Hello,I've been a landlord for many years, but in 2022 we bought, rehabbed, and started operating a short term rental, so we have paid several contractors over $600. This year I also paid over $600 for property manage...
Todd Merry
How do you gather more properties?
I have a Single-family and a Fourplex that are rented out. Between the two I'm positive, but not by a huge margin. How do most of you gather more properties without having a huge cashflow? Maybe start a business?
Jon Q.
Housing Market Still Isn't Rational
I thought you might enjoy this article written by Robert Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University:http://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/housing-mark...Agree/Disagree? Comments? Thoughts?
Justin Trudell
401K Epiphany?
I think I might be blowing my own mind right now..."conventional" wisdom says max out your 401k contribution to lower your tax burden. 2013 was a good year for my 401k balance as the stock market was red hot (i have a...
Kerry Hennessy
Bubble Proof?
What is the safest type of Real Estate investing? Who were the investors that still made money in the crash of 2008? I am new to this game and am hoping to be a passive investor doing buy and hold on property that ...
Harry Dhaliwal
$100k to start investing into real estate, in California. Stay, or go out of state?
Hi guys,I have about $100k saved up with the sole purpose of investing. My goal right now is to get to $5k in monthly cashflow as soon as I can, to accomplish this as soon as possible I get the feeling investing out o...
Joseph Atkin
When is it ok to contact the borrower, as the holder of a NPN?
I'm very new to the idea of investing in notes generally, and I have a question regarding non performing notes specifically: I feel like I heard/read somewhere that it's not legal (or not ethical?) to directly contact...
Robin J.
First rental investment in a "rougher" neighborhood in Oakland
Hi all,New Oakland investor here and was hoping to get some advice/thoughts from experienced multifamily experts in the Oakland area. I've been looking to house-hack my first investment, as a means of utilizing max le...
Levi K.
HELOC refinance
Hello All,
It is great feeling to join this forum.
Here is my situation and my questions:
Situation :
1) I bought an investment property (condo-1bd/1bt) using HELOC (prime + 1.25%) out of my re...