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Results (52)
Mike Wallace Anyone own "ghetto" rentals?
17 March 2013 | 46 replies

I have experience with working class and lower income areas. But what about ghetto, warzone areas. A lot of burned out buildings, people using/selling drugs all over the place, frequent shootings (almost one a week it...

M.C. Nachtigal Seattle's Latest Insanity: ban criminal background checks
31 August 2017 | 53 replies

I just saw the latest proposed insanity, set to be voted on by the Seattle City Council next Monday.  I would be surprised if it does not pass.   This one would ban all criminal background checks by landlords of prosp...

Corey Demuth 42k and rents at 850 a month??? ...am I missing something here?
25 March 2009 | 32 replies

I'm new to all of this so if I am missing something obvious, sorry.

I have been lurking and reading some threads, trying to absorb as much information as I can. I came across this and I don't understand:

http://www....

Ethan S. How do I help a friend that is struggling with his life?
13 October 2018 | 45 replies

I have a child hood buddy who is struggling with his life. He is 24 living with parents and is working as a pizza delivery job. He got his masters in Psychology 5 months ago but is having issues finding a job. His par...

Paul Sandhu What's the most drama you've had with an STR?
19 September 2018 | 9 replies

Monday was a rain day for my tenants.  They couldn't work.  Guy #1 called me and asked if there was any work he could do.  I gave him a chainsaw and told him to clear out all the overgrown trees around a STR.  Found o...

Phil Eck On the go health/nutrition for the busy investor/businessman/woman
19 July 2024 | 36 replies

This is a little out of the box but I thought I would throw it out there anyways...

I feel a lot of times when people are going after their dreams of being a success in business and investing they often negle...

Lee Fahy Investa-Brothel the Odyssey
21 February 2019 | 182 replies

My wife and I had been interested in purchasing a rental property for about a year with the intent of making this a business. She's a teacher, I'm an engineer and we have little faith in the future of Social Security ...

Sam M. Practicing real estate without a license???
9 July 2010 | 21 replies

I think this topic deserves its own thread. This might turn out to be a hard read because I copied and pasted quotes from another thread.

Bill and I started a discussion at the end of another thread with regard to...

Lillian Burke Housing for Poor People
26 March 2020 | 36 replies

Recently, I read "Nomadland" about people who are poor or living on minimal social security and trying to get by. Some of my relatives have problems paying for housing and they don't understand how to navigate the sys...