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Chris Gawlik The US Economy Will Recover Quickly ??? Think Again !!!
26 May 2021 | 114 replies

I keep hearing many investors speak of the housing market and stock market as if we are in a normal situation. Everything is great and the stimulus has solved all of the problems that a global pandemic has created. Ta...

David J. Unfair madness! Landlords getting hosed.
24 August 2022 | 166 replies

Some Perspective... 0.15%
That's the percent of American people who have Covid-19 at the time of this writing.  NOT even 1% of the total population.
Suppose the disease were to quadruple before this is over, that w...

Mehran K. "What If" Section 8 Were No More
3 August 2017 | 173 replies

Hey there community!

I'm closing on a property tomorrow and I'll be inheriting a Section 8 tenant. I always like to think about possible "What If" scenarios and it's got me thinking. I ponder, how would it af...

Robin Grimes Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
3 May 2023 | 1572 replies

Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.

I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...

Evan Parker Congratulations! You Gentrify: Displacing a Community
7 August 2019 | 200 replies

This question is one I pose to anyone who has an opinion on the topic. Obviously we're all here because we like something about the idea of REI and passive income. As the process goes, we find a "good deal" in some ar...

Don Spafford Has anyone ever used the Velocity Banking Strategy?
13 January 2024 | 356 replies

I searched for Velocity Banking but did not get anything to return except for some lenders using that name. I just was introduced to this strategy this week and was curious if anyone has done it and what their experie...

Scott Ficek How do you screen prospective tenants?
29 November 2015 | 110 replies

I thought I would throw out a topic for discussion....Tell me about the process that you go through to screen tenants.

Ron Brady Black couple’s home appraises for $500K more when white pal poses as owner
23 March 2023 | 83 replies

https://nypost.com/2023/03/08/...
Black family sued appraiser in Marin, CA matter. From the article, "The case has now been settled out of court, with appraiser agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum of money to the coup...

Wilson Hunter Scummy realtor behavior in hot market
21 December 2021 | 119 replies

So I just had a verbal off market deal in place with a real estate agent in the Smokies who owns a lot of his own cabins (this is not someone who is active here!). I saw the property today while I was in town, agreed ...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

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...