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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...

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...

Cameron Bock Rogue Roofer: A Property Manager Story
9 May 2019 | 20 replies

The story you are about to read has transpired over the past 6-8 months. There are areas in which I made mistakes and contractors made mistakes. This is completely factual, and, looking back on it, was a great learnin...

Thomas Manuel buying and selling notes
15 October 2013 | 26 replies

I am thinking of buying and selling notes, but I only know a little about it at this time, any good advice, suggestions or help out there? please let me hear from you.

John Reardon Multi family bubble- wait or jump in?
16 January 2019 | 55 replies

I am a San Diego realtor and broker. I have been seeking a multi family complex where I can house hack for a couple years now with no luck on anything that remotely makes sense. All the deals I analyze are negative c...

Rob Lawrence Do you think it matters if you use a 5% or 6% commission?
21 August 2017 | 46 replies

I am currently selling my house, and I have a 5% commission on it.  My realtor says that maybe I am not getting as many people coming or an offer because of my commission percentage.  In you experience, do you think i...

Bryan Hancock Structuring "Bubbles" For Seller Financed Notes
9 March 2011 | 72 replies

I was wondering if any on here have successfully used bubbles for structuring seller financed notes. The concept is to get a small balloon payment for less than the full amount of what is owed on the note to meet the...

Account Closed Trump/CDC Halts evictions nationwide to the end of the year
22 February 2022 | 298 replies

Trump and the CDC are using public health authority to halt residential evictions for nonpayment through the end of 2020:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/01/trump-administration-moves-to-halt-evictions-during-coronaviru...

Greg K. The end of the Agent?
29 July 2019 | 57 replies

From the rise of the iBuyers, Zillow looking to flip houses, and now Amazon partnering with a behemoth brokerage, is this the beginning of the end?https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/amazon-real-estate-giant-look-to-dis...

Christopher Middleton Life Insurance used as a bank account
21 March 2016 | 55 replies

I was listening to some old podcasts from "The Real Estate Guys" today. They had a special guest speaking about using life insurance as a better bank account for REI's.

Has anyone used Whole Life Insurance as a bank...