Jon Klaus
Christmas gifts for tenants
Last year I considered gifts, but didn't do it. Yesterday I did, and it was a lot of fun. I took my 18 YO daughter and 4 and 5 YO sons to Costco, then to 14 tenant homes across 3 counties delivering cookies. Hones...
Joe Splitrock
Where do you park your money?
I am wondering if you built up $10,000 or $25,000 or $100,000 in cash to invest, but were not ready to invest, where would you park your money? Would the "location" change based on the dollar amount?- Money market (FD...
Ryan McCook
own 9 rental properties, what should i do next?
Over the last 5 years, I have acquired 9 rental properties in Phoenix, AZ. Homes cash flow approx. $450 per month each (some more, some less), and there's quite a bit of equity now since the market has risen. Amount o...
Jay Y.
Sharing equity with tenants?
Hi all,Just thinking out loud here but would anyone of you consider sharing some equity with your tenants? I'm coming from the angle that I'm a lazy landlord who doesn't want to deal with maintenance calls and I hate...
Andrew Smith
Random texts and calls to buy my properties?
I own several properties and I seem to get daily texts and call from people offering to buy my properties, usually without even specificying the property. Any idea how these people are getting my phone number, who th...
Lynn McGeein
Sea Level Rise & New Climate Assessment
Article on key findings of recently released National Climate Assessment:
http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/2014/05/12/2national-climate-assessment-key-findings-part-1/
Interesting map on U.S. coastal ...
Travis Geary
First Tenant Nightmare...suggestions appreciated
My wife and I purchased our first rental in August of last year, and suffice it to say this has been quite the learning experience with many newbie investor mistakes made along the way. Right now we are dealing wit...
Tosha Revere
To renew or not to renew
Long post warning....New landlord here, my first tenants (mom/daughter) moved in Oct 2018. Daughter is 63 and Mom is 85. Mom had just enough income to qualify for 3x rent and good credit. Daughter had bad credit and...
Ashley Wilson
Multifamily & Market Cycles: How to Time the Market
The holy grail investing strategy is when one can perfectly time the market. Numerous investors have collectively made millions, scratch that, billions by getting in at the bottom of a market cycle and exiting at the ...
Brian C.
Depressed renter
We have a 2 unit building that we have lived in for 10 years. The renter lived there before we bought it. It was/is our first place, the renter was clean and worked a stable blue collar job, and it was easy to keep ...