Amber Matas
need advice regarding a new tenant and issues out of the gate- TX
Hi there- I am a newer landlord, several years under my belt, a few properties but all in California. We recently moved to Texas and bought our first investment property.Let me start by saying I have very high and con...
Maegan King
Private Money Investor - First Investment Property
I am on the brink of purchasing my first investment property. Below are some of the stats on the property.The home is currently occupied with an elderly tenant (92 YO) and we are looking to purchase the home well belo...
Lois S.
Plumbing repairs thru my Property Manager - rip-off?
I have several SF rentals in Contra Costa County, which I've managed myself for 9 years.Also have 1 2-story apartment/townhouse that was managed by a friend's PM company. It wasn't a happy experience, so I found anoth...
Joshua Pavao
Preferred areas in So. Florida for investing in flips?
Hello Floridians!So a brief introduction: I'm new to Florida, recently moved to Aventura from Massachusetts. I'm also new to real estate investing since I didn't want to venture into this topic until after I had made ...
Maxine Kunimura
Lender keeps contacting my child’s daycare
My lender has contacted my son’s daycare (without my knowledge) twice now. Not to verify the cost or attendance, but because he is trying to come up with a “strategy” (he calls it) to document that my child care costs...
Michael Morrongiello
Can you DEDUCT Payments being paid on a PRINCIPAL ONLY Note ?
Situation; Elderly Seller bought their Triplex home for around $350K Many Many Years ago. She lives in One unit and rents out the other TWO Units. Today its value is around $1.4M +/- She has discovered that IF she se...
H. Jack Miller
Beware of Appraisals: I would not at face value, some of them are a joke.
I looked at a loan request today. I know the area very well in Philadelphia, without seeing anything my first thought was the property was worth 350k or so. The appraisal came in at 640k, the comps they used were out ...
Carmen Assang
Tenant asked me to pay her first month rent to move out
I served my tenant a notice to quit and she is very upset and sent me a nasty text said I humiliated her in front of her kids and neighbors…. She already owed me $4300. She pretty much refuses to move in 14 days unle...
Account Closed
And We're Off! (Part 2 of the Breaking the Appraiser series)
And We’re Off! (Part 2 of The Breaking the Appraiser Series)
There is a Strategy
In the inaugural edition of the Breaking the Appraiser
series, a call went out to all real estate owners and syndicators. It was mad...
Diwas B.
Baltimore newbie
Hello all,I have been trying to invest in my first rental Baltimore city/ county area but having a hard time identifying a property. I am currently renting myself in a 2BR apt and thought of buying my first rental i...