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Hi everyone! My name is Elliott Sulz, I’m from Victoria, BC, Canada, and I’m just starting out with my real estate investing business. I’m currently a full time student studying computer engineering, but I also have a...
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Hi, I'm new to renting. And I've already had a problem.
I have a prospective tenant who has an ESA dog. I was wanting an additional deposit since there was an animal involved, I made it clear it wasn't a "pet" depos...
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Hey everyone, I hear all the time finding the right contractor tends to be a struggle. Does anyone have a list of criteria to look for in finding a decent contractor? I'd love some help as I'm moving into my first reh...
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Imagine you're an agent who is constantly in the field and for whatever reason has limited or no access to email to expeditiously forward communications and documents back and forth during periods of time-sensitive ne...
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Hey ya'll! I wanted to bring up a concern of mine as a rookie investor. I would like to begin my investing journey by wholesaling and have been actively researching the different methods of doing so. In doing so, I un...
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Okay, I've been trying to educate myself about short sales and right off the bat, I have a question. After getting homeowners to sign an authorization to release information, who am I calling to start negotiating?The ...
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I have been noticing there are a lot of posts asking about can I discriminate against this or that. I always thought of tenant screening as a job interview and I am the employer. I would phone screen them, if they m...
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Trying to decide how to file our 2018 taxes. Wife and I retired a couple years, except for the part about working all day, most days. We have a house that is and has been our residence for many years. We also have oth...
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Hi All,
I recently ran into a situation that I'm trying to make the right moves on.
An acquaintance of mine has five properties that he is looking to unload. A couple are shells and the others need SOME work. Mo...