Gary P.
My first RE investment before the first rent check
My first post while riding the ripple of closing on my first investment propertyWhy?I followed the path I was taught since grammar school: go to school, get a job, live below your means, save your money, retire. While...
Jolynna Mccune
preventing vandalism/breaking and entering
Hi there. I'm new to this site and new to real estate investing, and hoping some of you seasoned pros might have some advice for me. I am a real estate agent in the Memphis market, working on rehabbing my first inve...
Art Maydan
Renter Wants to Install Dish and Phone Jack
I'm at work and my renter just texted me that AT&T is at my house and where can he put the dish. My wife and I live upstairs and he just moved in downstairs. He's asking if they can put a dish on OUR balcony or on...
Rob C.
Is it really that important to hire contractors that are insured?
From what I've read in the forums it seems that conventional wisdom here is it's best to hire only contractors & handymen that are insured. I adopted this perspective when I started as a landlord as I tend to trus...
Neel Patel
How to set up the terms when someone is acting as GC for your own project?
We are planning on constructing a duplex and taking on the role of Project Manager. We have a GC who would sign on as the general contractor on the building permit but then allow us to oversee the day-to-day responsib...
Rose Davis
When should i pay my contractors
Should a contractor receive 75% up front or should they be paid in smaller increments?
Ken Scarbrough
How Should I Prepare For a Market Crash?!
Hello All,I've been doing a ton of research on the 2008 market crash. I feel like I've garnered a strong understanding of what happened and why, however there is one thing I feel I am missing. What steps could a sma...
Mindy Jensen
How do you politely ask your vacationers to leave?
I am traveling this week and next. I was working in a hotel room yesterday (wow, that sounds bad) and checkout was noon. I ended up leaving at 12:06, not a huge deal, but I can see people still in the room at 12:15, 1...
Alex Larcheveque
Inland Empire / East LA City Report - What's New In Each Town
AZUSA
Caltrans is considering repairing a 4.4-mile closed gap in State Highway 39 in the northern section of the Angeles National Forest, a washed-out portion of highway north of Azusa, closed for 44 years, that bloc...
Gerald K.
How do you handle dirty tenants?
OK, so you've done all your screening, the tenants look good. No bad reviews from previous landlords.Tenant drives up in a nice new clean car and has good appearance. They move in, then comes the first visit 6 mont...