Mitch Jones
Opinions on long term outlook for Landlords
Hello all! Long time browser, first time poster here. My business partner and I have been slowly accumulating rental properties in Central Ohio for the past 5 years, we currently own 20 units total, mostly single fam...
Timothy W.
Why Michael Moore is wrong about capitalism
http://business.nd.edu/ask_more/commentary.aspx?id=4649
I found this very interesting article written by two Notre Dame university business professors. It is short and succinct but very interesti...
Casey Gregersen
Property Managment without a broker or license
We have 11 units in #DFW and hoping to start to do Property Management for other investors in the area to help supplement our cashflow and scale our business. Does anyone know of any legal work-arounds we can do this...
Andrew Pappas
LLCs, asset protection, and taxes for rental properties
I've read a lot about the asset protection plan of buying a property in your personal name with conventional financing, then quit claim the property into their LLC. My property manager told me he's seen people do thi...
Corey Dutton
Whistleblowers Confirm Bank of America Still the Worst Bank
According to a recent article published by the Huffington Post, former employees of Bank of America have filed sworn statements about the bank’s unethical conduct toward borrower’s seeking loan mods or due process on...
Alex Sanfilippo
How to Quit Your Job & Invest in Real Estate - Chad Carson
This topic contains my questions after reading "How to Quit Your Job & Invest in Real Estate Full Time" by Chad Carson. (LINK1 & LINK2) Some of this is probably pretty basic, but I am very new to this!1. "Stat...
Mike Franco
One month security is never enough. Why not collect more?
Most rentals in my area only charge security deposit equal to one month rent. They don't collect last month rent up front either.
Renters in my area have taken this for granted, and some are boggled by why I charge 1....
Ken Rishel
A New Danger
The Proposed Regulatory Prudential Standards for Non-Bank Mortgage Servicers put out by the CSBS could put all small lenders who are financing purchases of manufactured homes out of business in states that adapt these...
J. Martin
Success Story: 50 Completed AirB&B Hosts: Great Return, Operating from Different Country, Time Spent, PITA, Lessons Learned, & Shout-Outs!
I’m netting 2-3 times what I normally would be renting this unit for w/o Airbnb! And running it like I’m out of the country! Sweet! :) But had some challenges and failures along the way. And some shout-outs to those w...
Jeff G.
I Want to Acquire Student Housing for My First Hold, But I Don't Know How
I really want to get into student housing for my first hold. I've done as much undirected research as I possibly can. Based upon what I'm reading I really think this is an effective strategy and would like pointers on...