Andrew B.
Electrical: Outlets Not working - no Tripped Breaker
Can anybody recommend any trouble shooting steps that I can pursue, before I call an electrician?
All of a sudden, all the outlets in my master bedroom stopped work except for one plug in one of the outlets (two plug...
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Hello from South West Missouri
I have just found your site and I am excited to learn from you all.
I have not been in REI all that long, but I have done some deals. Mostly flipping, love the double closing side.
I hope to learn as well as share m...
Jim Goebel
Private Debt, Owner Financing - should we do it?
We finished a house in the Des Moines market built in 1894. It was a real challenge - and took a year to turn around. It's beautiful but is an interesting one. We have a signed lease and deposit with a couple that ...
Peter Turner
Fee/rent structure setup for Rent to Own suggestion
Hello,
I am thinking about doing a rent to own on my personal home.
Would you please suggest a fee structure that would be appropriate for my situation? I mean, how much down payment, rent, monthly allocation to pr...
Carl C.
Trying to buy the neighbor's house
My partner and I have been on the lookout for our next potential deal. We have one college rental and are looking for the next. A few months ago our next door neighbors listed their house for sale for $210,000 which w...
Christopher Blanco
Best Course of Action to Cut Back Scope
I ran an initial estimate on a property, when I showed it to my contractor, before he went out to the property he thought the dollar amount and the scope looked good. After words, he came back with a bid that was abou...
Robert Steele
Meanwhile, Big Investors Quietly Slip Out The Back Door On Housing As "Stupid Money" Jumps In
Last September, one of the original institutional investors in the housing-to-rent strategy, multi-billion hedge fund Och-Ziff called it quits on the landlord business. The reason: "the New York-based hedge fund is lo...
Quinton Slay
Trying to help my girlfriend/ fiancee get the big picture
My girlfriend and I are trying to buy a 4 family home in Rhode Island. We want to live in a unit and rent the other three units (House hacking). My girlfriend seems to not understand why we need to house hack opposed ...
Christian Bors
What is a HUD home, where do you find info, how do you buy one?
hi everyone,I was hoping someone could explain to me exactly what a HUD home is. I heard if you buy one as an owner occupy, you get first crack at it. Where do you find these properties and is there a special way to...
Corey Dutton
A House on a Busy Street Priced Too High Won’t Sell
I visited a real estate club recently and gave a presentation about using hard money loans to do more deals. After the presentation, I was approached by two novice real estate investors. The told me about a “flip” the...