James Rodgers
Success with previously evicted tenants? Anyone?
Has ANYONE out there actually had a successful experience with tenants who have had an eviction previously?I pre-screen my tenants by saying "Total household income has to be 3x rent, no pets, smokers or evictions."Th...
David C.
Domuspropertyinvestments.com - can someone explain the website?
So I saw a post by @Stephen Dillard promoting his company(I'm pretty sure it was in an appropriate forum). I went to his website and to me, it screams 'scam' - it makes me very suspicious.
What is this kind of page ...
Seth Williams
What makes someone a real estate "Guru"?
After hanging around these forums for about half a year now, I've noticed that the word "Guru" gets tossed around quite a bit, and (understandably) not in a good way. It's a label that tends to be used interchangeably...
Jon Klaus
Has your market peaked?
How do you see your market? Have sales or prices peaked? What are the unique characteristics affecting your market? Where do you see it in 1-2 years?In Austin, sales are still high, but down a little from last year...
Katlynn Teague
Why should an investor work with a wholesaler over a real estate agent?
Why should an investor work with a wholesaler over a real estate agent on the purchase of distressed properties? If you're an investor looking to buy distressed properties, you may be wondering whether to work with a ...
Lisa Asselin
New purchase - Knob and tube
Hi All,
I am in the process of purchasing my first investment property and found one with great numbers but inspection found knob and tube in attic and some in basement. According to the listing/owner the electrical...
Jonathan Greene
Why Most Wholesalers Fail
The best wholesalers in the country did not get into the business to wholesale. They got into the business to buy homes for themselves. They got so good at marketing in their hometown that they had overage. Their over...
Wayne Lee
Invest locally in Seattle, out of state, or something else?
I'm a first-time investor based in Seattle with about $80k cash to spend on a buy and hold rental property. The Seattle real estate market seems like a tough one to break into. Other locations or options I've consider...
Account Closed
Do you see anything potentially wrong with this plan for residential new construction?
I am building a house...https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ta56u5d2esz6h9/house.JP...... that will cost about $73,000 to build, mostly because I'm doing a lot of the labor myself.Based on current market data, I think I can se...
Daniel Fisher
Don't I feel like the grinch!!!
In November my tenants failed to pay their rent and my PM started the eviction process. Today I received a notice that eviction is set for Christmas Eve.
What do you make of that?
Would you suggest to the constabl...