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My “why” for started in this business is to financially support my daughter college tuition, room and board plus books and other expenses associate with college. Later expands to annual cruise travels and vacation hou...
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yep, about a foot of water in my basement apartment in my triplex. Called the flood insurance company, but my deductible is fairly high ($5k) so I'm looking to still do this cleanup on the cheap. Anybody have any good...
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Hello. I rent a house with a separate garage to a single mom and her 12 year old son. She pays on time, has been in for a few months.
I recently had a contractor rake up all the leaves and do a nice spruce up of th...
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I have identified a property that would be perfect for assisted living or nursing home. The problem is I don't want to run that type of business. If I developed the property for this use are there companies that come ...
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OK. So here is the situation. I was in the process of purchasing a rental property through a Turnkey company that was asking $261,000 that just appraised at $226,000. Of course, I am not paying the original amount an...
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I recently came across a new strategy that I don't quite understand and it sounds too good to be true. The principal is simple. Use your heloc to pay your mortgage and funnel all your funds in and out of it like a che...
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I have a friend who wants me to back him in buying a restaurant. He has been to one of the best Chef's schools, has good restaurant management experience, has a good work ethic, is good with people, and is trustworthy...
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In a day where technology is pushing down transaction fees for purchases (i.e. Redfin, Homie, etc.) is this happening in property management anywhere? It seems like there should be a tech-first property management com...
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Ok, I am brand new here and have spent the last 4hrs (at least) reading diaries and listening to the podcast episodes at the same time. I am so impressed with the complete openness in this community, it is truly amazi...