Mike Malyy
Apartments.com now requiring tax information
Hi All,So I am a very small time landlord and I use Apartments.com (formerly Cozy) to collect payments. This morning I got an email saying that they want my SSN to report any income I get over $600 to IRS. I have alwa...
Stephen E.
Jingle Bells: Tenant Christmas Gift Ideas
Well, we are getting around to the most wonderful time of the year and that means tenant Christmas gifts. I know some Scrooge like landlords skimp on this but I am convinced that Christmas gifts build good will and ar...
Jason Yarusi
Mobile Home Parks vs Self Storage vs Shared Workspace
If you are choosing based on cash flow and on two different scenarios, which route would you prefer.Scenario 1- Which path would you choose if each space is operational and upside is in the management inefficiencies.S...
Micki M.
My experience with a turn-key flip company
This post is a summary of my experience doing an out of state flip with a turn-key flip company. I am posting because there is very little information about this organization online and other potential investors shoul...
Bryan Balk
Does anyone else think this is really F'ed up
And Obama just vetoed a bill that would make it easier for banks to foreclose. Can anyone out there tell me a story about someone that has been paying there mortgage and was accidentally foreclosed on?????? ...
Keith Gilbert
Moving - do we rent or sell and invest outside CA
We are moving from Long Beach, CA to Chandler, AZ. We are trying to decide what to do with our current house. I asked a friend and he posed an interesting question. Imagine you had $350k (which is the cash our equi...
Jane Istre
Galveston/Crystal Beach Texas vacation rental investing
We are thinking of buying a rental beach house or bay side house in the Galveston / Crystal Beach area. Does anyone have some good information on the recent insurance ratings, building codes or any other news of pert...
Account Closed
For The Love of Pete Don't Syndicate your First Deal!
There has been a lot of activity in the forums about newbies syndicating real estate. I feel like someone needs to be a voice of reason here. Look, I get it. The allure of doing big deals and taking big fees for buyin...
Par Attaran
Seasoned investors do you buy Turn Key properties?
So upon reading the recent Bigger Pockets article about "The truth about turn keys no one tells you"it appears as if the majority of turn key buyers are experienced investors?I always assumed this was the opposite. If...
Owen Dashner
Poof - 2 years of cashflow on 3 houses gone in one day!
Attention skeptical wannabe landlords who think there is NO WAY rental property expenses run 40-50% of income, or that rent minus PITI = cashflow. This post is for you:I always dread the first few hot days of summer....