Stephanie Menard
Expensive lesson by leaving one clause out of rental agreement
I rented a furnished home in Las Vegas, NV, to a fully screened tenant. I used the standard Nevada Residential Lease Agreement from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. I had to add an addendum for the home...
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California to make "Solar "mandatory for new Homes!!!!!!
The first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new builds starting in 2020 . Pros? Cons?https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/california-solar-p...
Kristin Davey
New Member from Las Vegas, NV
Hi Everyone! I am so excited to have found this amazing resource to help me begin my real estate investing career. I am 26 and currently work in client account management and know this is not where my heart resides. I...
Jerome Keizer
Tenant Impacted by Government Shutdown
Context:I have a single tenant in Hawaii who is in the National Guard and has been impacted by the government shutdown. The tenant has been a great tenant, and has paid in full and on time since moving into the unit....
Amber K.
Do I have to let go of my integrity to be successful?
I made the leap and invested in my first property in October of this year. My plan is to live in this home for a year, to satisfy mortgage requirements, then rent it out. I still own my previous home that I am plan...
Gino Barbaro
Where Do You Think People Fail When Not Achieving Financial Freedom?
I've been obsessed the past decade on trying to understand why some people become financially free, while the majority of the population is living paycheck to paycheck.I just launched a book called Baby Money Soldiers...
Matthew Mucker
Where does the 50% rule come from?
I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: What are your "hard pass" items when evaluating real estate
Welcome to our Question of the Week! We have a lot of people who are entering the world of real estate investment who could use your wisdom. When evaluating a property, what are your automatic no or exclusion list ite...
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I just sold my first rental home and I made 109,000!
I purchased this 2 bed 2 bath 1349 square foot house in Turlock California about three years ago for 72,000, I put 15,000 into it after I completely gutted it so everything is new inside. I rented it out without even ...
Joe Pearson
No Reserve + Need Tenant to Afford Mortgage = Too much risk?
So, I'm planning on purchasing a duplex or triplex within Manchester, NH, but my fiancee and I can only afford an FHA Loan 3.5% down and 4.85% interest, 30 yr mortgage, and that will leave us with practically no reser...