S Harper
Damage Deposit Itemization - how detailed do you get?
I have a difficult tenant who I gave 30 day notice of non renewal on his month to month lease, moved out 1/2/16 (2 days late). He and his family have been very difficult with the move out; his son has told me he wil...
Genny Li
Early mistakes and early wins
I flipped my own house with a REALLY massive remodel (even changed layout and added a third floor) in 2008 and cleared $50k on that after the crash. I've been on the verge of investing in rentals several times since ...
Luke H.
How to avoid A/C emergency issues
Hi,I live in Texas and it gets HOT here... I have yearly maintenance done on all A/C units to ensure they are working properly. When an A/C unit stops working tenants will make this an urgent emergency. My A/C guy i...
Adam Worth
Why Electric Ranges Over Gas???
I've often wondered why almost ALL apartments, Duplexes and just about any residential rental real estate including new homes all have electric ranges.
I'm a BIG fan of gas ranges as are most home cooks and professio...
Tina Lee
Exteding lease to my tenant but she requested few conditions
Hi all, I am extending one year lease to my tenant with not increase at all. I thought she will appreciated.Instead she mention , I will resign only if you do following few thingsDoor belt to be fixed. Which could be ...
Brandon Dietz
Newbie Alert! Tax Question / Analysis (FIRST POST Whoohoo!)
Hi there, Thanks in advance for the read.I am new to the real estate investing world and had a question / would love opinions on my current analysis!This may be a stupid question so forgive my ignorance. Has anyone co...
Chen Ron
Starting in Real estate, living outside of the US
Hey there! I'm new to the forum so nice to meet everyone :) I'm 26 y/o, US Citizen living abroad and really want to start investing in US real estate. (The market where I live is very expensive).I have around 40k fre...
Raphael Diogo
Receiving 100k-200k in the summer. Need help on which direction to go.
Been blessed with an opportunity to start with some decent capital. Ideally I want to buy my first small multi family. I live in New York Manhattan area now. Debating whether I go with an FHA on a duplex, triplex, etc...
Parul S.
Inspection report - To buy or not to buy
I have agreed to buy my first SFH investment property from a TK (turnkey) and just received the inspection report. The SFH is 60 years old but was represented as being "fully rehabbed". The inspection report is con...
Chris Ivy
How to many short term rental when without internet?
Hi everyone,
I'm looking at buying an STR and self-managing. However, I like to hike, backpack, and do occasional remote trips where there is no cell phone service for up to 5 days. Is it possible to self-manage an...