Michael Gloss
Painters w/o Insurance
First time poster, long time researcher/reader. I just had a GC repair all the rotten wood on our exterior trim and now need to hire a painter to scrape and paint the exterior trim. 42 windows, so big job. We own a...
Brent Ludwig
Anybody got and good gross tenant stories? I rented to a booger picker!!
Im in the middle of this on right now. First off the tenant was 2 months behind on rent and I was starting eviction when I went past and they had moved out in the middle of the night. When I went in the carpet were to...
Scott C.
Cash reserves: How much should a buy and hold investor have?
I'm a buy and hold investor and I have a question about cash reserves. How much is enough?
We have 2 and soon to be 3 (closing on December 3) SFRs. One is rented now and the 2nd one should have a tenant in it...
Greg Wilkins
Tenant victim of identity theft
My tenant reached out to me this morning stating that she has been the victim of identity theft and her bank account is currently frozen. Rent is due on the 1st and late after the 5th. She requested that I use a por...
Benjamin Barredo
Direct Marketing on a Budget
Okay, so I'm driving for dollars and compiling my own DM list but it's slow and it's going against my personality type. I like results, I like to know that I'm making progress and I've been compiling this list from my...
Adrian Smude
Where to find ALL realtors in local market's email address?
Does anyone have a a way to find a list of ALL realtors in select cities? I am looking to send a mass email. I've found a few services that cost $120-$300 for a list, but of course I'd rather do it cheaper/free. An...
Cynthia B.
Can you offer some advice on how to negotiate with this contractor ?
Hi Folks,We have recently purchased a rental property and are eager to get a contractor in there to renovate and make the house rent ready. It's a lower end 1960s home that will generate under $1,000 monthly rent . I...
Corey Herr
Purchasing a Storage Unit
Attempting to purchase a storage unit this week. Small town, about 4,000 people, traffic less than 4,600 per day. Three competitors in the immediate area. Every place is 90%+ plus filled. I saw two facilities with...
Scott N.
Too broke to even buy a list!
So I'm trying to take a step, any step, any piece of action to get the ball rolling in the REI court. I've been reading and learning and lurking for far too long. Time to just do SOMETHING.I live in Durango, Colorado....
Kelly N.
How much cash to keep in reserve?
Hello all,
We are just staring out, closed on our first rental property in January and waiting to close the second. Our plan for the the first year was to purchase two cashflowing properties, then use the cashflow ...