Jashan Mundi
Basement Rental (Income, Legal, Recommendations, etc.)
I'm curious about knowing the market for finishing and renting a basement to tenants.I've targeted the Detroit, Buffalo, and Niagara falls markets for single and/or multi-family houses, but I'm interested to hear from...
Michael Herr
Non-Recourse IRA Loans
looking to purchase long term buy and hold in self directed IRA (roth).
Asking: 30k
Purchase:20k
10k in rehab, ARV 50k. Rents for $800/month.
I don't t have an offer, because I'm not yet se...
Mike Keenan
Preserve 401K / IRA with Real Estate in Retirement
I am about 65 and thinking of retiring in about a year. I have in the last year bought one house and one duplex (60K and 30K) ($850 rent and $350x2 rent) ( I presently like my property manager.). I have about a mil...
Kyler J Sloan
Asking Guest to Remove Review
Has anyone persuaded their guest to ask Airbnb to remove their review? I have a guest that was very happy with their experience, but casually left 3 stars under "cleanliness". When I asked them what we could do to imp...
Beau Jensen
Self-directed IRA
I have been trying to educate myself on the advantages of a Self-directed IRA vs Roth IRA. My curiosity was peaked when I listened to a Podcast recently about a gentlemen that purchases "investment properties" with h...
Michael Bickel
401k Alternative
I currently have just under $10k in 401k funds available. I've heard of self-directed IRA's being used for real estate, and I'd like to potentially look into utilizing one now or in the future, or some other type of v...
Lauren C.
Owner Occupied- Can the Owner Have a Dog but Not Allow Tenants?
Hi All,I'm in the process of rehabbing our first investment property. It's an up/down duplex and we will be living in the second floor unit and renting out the first. We want to get a dog but don't want to allow our t...
Joshua Dorkin
Rights & Responsibilities of Landlords in a Post 9/11 Wo
I found the following and thought everyone should read this:
Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Residents in Preventing Housing Discrimination Based on Race, Religion, or National Origin in the Wake of the...
Bob Floss II
Comments on Illinois Wholesale Activity
The topic of wholesale activity came up in a discussion among Illinois real estate attorneys. One attorney shared an email exchange he had with an attorney at IDFPR. I'm sharing here to help keep the community inform...
Martin Senn
Self directed IRA
Does anyone have good experience with a company that offers Self Directed IRA accounts? I have an account with Equity Trust but there fees are high ($350/year) and the service is marginal.