Sarah Buchanan
Tenant's dog attacked my husband!
Two weeks ago my tenant's dog (listed on her lease) attacked my husband as he dropped by to deliver a Christmas basket (no good deed goes unpunished?). Jumped up and went for my husband's throat/neck but fortunately ...
Account Closed
The BIG problem with buying/selling houses in the suburbs!
I'm a 19-year-old college student in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I recently talked to a doctor who is aspiring to live in Manhattan, New York about real estate.When I asked him about how I wanted to start investing in r...
Albert D.
First Multi-family Burned Down in Four Months. Help!
What the chance! The worst wildfire in Gatlinburg, TN in a decade somehow found way to my apartment buildings in downtown (near town center). Luckily all tenants were evacuated by police the night before and no one ...
Collin Hays
Lawsuit time! A reminder about risk management for your STR
This occurred on Sunday. Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away. A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...
Joseph Jordan
Please help a newbie out!
Hi all,
Like many others I am new to real estate investing and decided I would finally stop thinking about it and actually move forward with trying to purchase, rehab, and sell my first investment property. I feel li...
Kathy Hacmac
Tenant painted original woodwork
Our tenant, without permission, painted original shellac woodwork in her apartment. We are restorers and this was original untouched woodwork in a 90 year old house.We are of course furious; she is non repentant but w...
Kelley Roberts
To Master Lease Option or not to Master Lease Option
I'm looking at a deal where the seller is anxious to sell a 38 unit apartment complex. They bought it for cash in 2005 for $1,675,000. Here are the current numbers.Asking Price $1,411,000. The normal Cap Rate for the ...
Mike Clark
Buying Under a Company Name
Do most of you run your business under an LLC or S-corp ... or do you run your business under your personal name? I'm know a lot here set up businesses but is it really necessary if you only invest on a smaller scale ...
Steve M.
Duplex Rental Fire - Likely Total Loss
Hey Guys ...
Hope all is well! I don't post as often anymore, but I still lurk and read quite a bit. Anyways, received word this morning that my Duplex Rental House had a fire last night. Later learned this aftern...
Nana K.
is it ok to use line of credit / credit card to start
I wanted to know if its ok for me to start with a line of credit and/or a credit card. Line of credit interest rate is 9% of 50000. Credit card rate is 11% but 14 if cash advance, limit is 25000. I do now have a pr...