Jonathan Greene
Why are so many new investors looking for out-of-state properties
Every day in the forums it's the same thing. "I'm just getting started and I've analyzed a ton of deals (never seen any in real life) in several markets that are nowhere near where I live because where I live there ar...
Laith Ali
can you come up with $400 in an emergency
Hi,I was reading an article a few days ago that said 40% of Americans can't come up with $400 if they had an emergency. I couldn't believe almost half the country is that broke. The median household income is 60k, so ...
Robert DeForge
Have $40,000. Where would you put it for the best return??
So, my wife and I have been have been saving for a while, which isn't really easy. (Two kids, tuition, CA prices..) But we do live a pretty thrifty lifestyle. 2001 ford truck for me and 2010 Pilot for the Mrs. All pa...
Josue Vargas
Smart move? Would you withdraw from 401K to invest in RE?
Thinking on withdraw most of my 401K account (no longer employed with that company) and invest in RE property. I have over 100K, also have lost over 10K in the past 13 months. Just want to have more control of my mo...
Jason Hartman
Have you had any experience with National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG)/Affinity Group Management?
We like the idea that this company caters/markets to investors; however, they denied one of our client's seemingly legit claims and it seems they trying to deny another one on a technicality. The second claim remai...
Latisha Douglas
Calling all (successful) Low income (class C / D) investors
Please share your systems and tips for successfully running a low income investment strategy. Especially around rents, maintenance, evictions, tracking expenses etc.
I recently purchased a few low income properties ...
Alex Silang
"Biggest mistake" was to do out-of-state turnkey investing
So I'm in the process of looking at turnkey investing. I even made a post about it on BP but it didn't get many responses. A blogger I follow is "FIfighter". He's pretty reputable in the financial independence blogosp...
Alexander Parunin
Avoiding city (building) inspectors and code enforcement
We just recently started house renovation and got red tagged by the city inspector. I guess he saw dumpster while driving around or maybe neighbors complained. So we learned never leave dumpster in city limits.
Could...
Lori Brock
WREIN, Kelton Todd, Tresa Todd-Lugten
Hey folks, I have an opportunity to join a mentorship program with Tresa Todd-Lugten and the Women's Real Estate Investors Network. It looks perfect for me, but I'm concerned there may be something bad that I don't kn...
Halley Jyothirav
Move out fine for not submitting a form with condo association
My landlord asking us to pay a fine she received ($200) since we didn't submit a move out deposit to the condo association before moving out. We forgot to do this step, however left the unit is very good condition and...