Ed O.
Section 8 Odd Dilemma
I had a tenant whose 17 year old child was busted at school with a small amount of weed (enough to use, not enough to distribute). I am fairly certain it is the first criminal offense for anyone under the roof of the ...
Adam Hays
Tax Lien, Medicaid Lien, Credit Card Lien
I found an absentee owner property today while driving for dollars. I managed to make contact with one of the owners and its complicated. In a nutshell: mom signs a beneficiary deed in 1995 listing her 3 kidsmom signs...
Cassie Kwok
Evicting tenant in Oakland
I have a property in Oakland that I do not live in, but it's currently occupied by two members of my step-family since 5-6 years ago. My father passed away and they had financial difficulties so during their whole tim...
Gursel Demir
Title Problem Involving Probate
Went under contract to sell a house where, when I bought it, the title company did not raise any issues, and I have title insurance. My buyer’s title company sees things differently. Here’s a brief run down...
Lindsey Torres
Am I paying too much for repairs?
I'm renovating my first mobile home. I spoke with the contractor over the phone this evening and asked him to give me some ball park figures. The mobile home is a 14x76.
All figures include labor and materials.
New p...
Marc Possoff
Renting a House Section 8 Questions
Have property that I completely renovated and gutted with my cousin about 13 years ago who’s a contractor. We did it without permit but the house is solid and up to codes. We have had a family member living in there a...
Douglass Belt
When is it cost effective to have a Property Manager?
Is there a "general rule" for the number of units where it makes sense financially, to use a Property Manager (PM)? For instance, 5+ units use a PM? I am looking into making the move from a SFH to a Fourplex. I und...
Francis A.
Top 5 Major Cities for Buy-and-Hold Investment Properties - True?
Curious to hear thoughts regarding this article.https://www.mashvisor.com/blog/top-cities-buy-and-hold-investment-properties/
Bruce Woodruff
A fellow Contractor sent me this.....
CUSTOMER: "How much will it cost to do this job?" CONTRACTOR: "$2,800 Dollars."CUSTOMER: "That's WAY too expensive for this job!!" CONTRACTOR: "How much do YOU think it would cost?"CUSTOMER: "No more than $800 Dollars...
Ludmila Hill
First Flip and Wholesale funding question
Hello, I'm new to REI, I've been working on marketing strategies to find off market properties, I have a couple that I found, but I don't have 20% to put down like the conventional loans require, I'm in Los Angeles an...