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Hi all,Newbie from Scarborough (Toronto) here.Now that I've got your attention, no I didn't try to use drugs or drug money ... I tried using Other People's Inactive Underutilized Money; OPIUM for short.Last week, I s...
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I'm in the process of buying my first rental property in Lincoln Park and in a sticky situation. The owner claimed it was zoned as a 3 flat, but the zoning certificate came in as a 2 flat a few days before closing. ...
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I'm on Instagram and YouTube a lot. It seems like everyone is charging for coaching and courses now. I won't mention the names but on IG there numerous coaches/mentors. I'm not talking about Pace Morby but smaller nam...
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Hey everyone, I'm 19 years old and am very interested in getting involved in Real Estate. I have been researching a lot about Phil Pustejovsky and his Freedom Mentorship Program. There have been discussions about this...
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Hello everyone! I am new to this community and have read many of the forums as well as taken part in one of the podcasts. I guess I'll get right to it... I am purchasing my first multifamily property in the Buffalo,...
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I've been looking at multi-family properties where I live in CA and out of state. I haven't found a single one listed for sale that meets the 2% rule. Do they exist? I'd love a link to one of these unicorns just to se...
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- Normal wear and tear is something I have trouble defining, I often have to pay 300-900.00 to get the home "rental Ready " again.- Have you EVER held onto a full deposit? Can you explain the context and situation
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Good luck if you are a landlord in Seattle!http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/se..."With a heavy-handed new law that is the first of its kind in the nation, Seattle has set its regulatory crosshairs on la...
I didn't want to derail the other interesting conversation about credit scores, so thought I'd pose this as a separate question.When I was renting to mainly techies and students, they often had no credit at all. Ofte...
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I updated my score.org profile because of my move and as I was doing it I was called to take a step and a stand. I have complained about the sketchy coaches, gurus and such but haven't done anything about it.
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