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Account Closed Hiring Your friends, family and day laborers
11 May 2017 | 20 replies

Hello everyone, I have a question that pertains to getting the right insurance. I'm sure many investors who first started out had hire their friends, family and day laborer from craigslist or home depot because its ch...

Angel Mora First House Taking Forever
20 December 2023 | 7 replies

Purchased a property all cash 4 months ago. Went with a wholesaler in my state who had deals out of state and was somehow also the property manger for said deals. Initial projection was that I would be making a 21% re...

Pawel N. Tenants late on rent, have yet to pay this month
19 September 2017 | 13 replies

This should be Landlording 101, but ...I've had this tenant for three years now. She owns a small business in the town and he works for a company that does work on roads - on and off. They have been late with rent a f...

Brett Mach "mini mortgage" in partner structure?
30 October 2021 | 3 replies

Reading Avery Carl's recent STR book and came across a partnership structure I'd like to hear more about in ch. 3, if anyone has details or experience. It could be for any strategy--not just STR...
There's a money pa...

Elihu Bogan CA-based Investor looking to build FL portfolio (Jax / Tampa)
30 September 2015 | 16 replies

Hi all! Been lurking for a while as I catch up on the podcasts, etc.About to close (next week or two) on my first 'turnkey' SFR through HomeUnion (great experience so far, ask me if you need details, I've read all the...

Ben Leybovich Attracting a good tenant
27 January 2013 | 6 replies

How to attract responsible tenants seems to be a recurring topic in forums. In hopes that this helps people, here are a few thought:

I have been a landlord for 7 sears, and over time I have come to the realization t...

Lisa Gauff What should I buy for my First Investment w/$50-75K???
9 December 2019 | 10 replies

What would YOUR specific strategy be to maximize your money if:
1) Someone gave you $50-75K to spend on your first investment property... and you had to look outside your local big city market (Los Angeles/San Fran/N...

Steve Morris PROFESSIONAL TENANTS
16 April 2019 | 13 replies

These people are really making me think very hard about doing buy and holds. They are so pleasant, say all the right things and make you deviate from your normal routine such as no personal checks. Just did an evictio...

Will Gates Inheriting a tenant, Stove is the old PM's, Lease says no stove!
20 February 2019 | 10 replies

I am closing on a duplex tomorrow, and one of the tenant's has a fixed lease through July 2019.  The lease agreement specifically states that there is to be no range in the unit, but there IS one in there. When presse...

Calvin Ly Asking Seller for Repair Credits
29 May 2017 | 9 replies

Do you guys typically ask for credit for repairs that need to be made on a property you are trying to purchase? If yes, how bad does the particular repair need to be (in dollars)? Or do you guys use it as a tool to ge...