For those of you who practice holiday gift-giving to tenants, what ideas do you have for a gift? To start:Gift card to a neighborhood restaurant or coffee shopA book (about what?)Gift card to an airline (e.g. my tenan...

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My name is Manuel, I made an ambitious post last year trying to push myself to leap into REI starting out as a wholesaler. To be honest, I gave up because of all the negativity. IE: Don't do it, it probabl...

Hey everyone, my main marketing strategy for the past three years has been cold calling, I have a cold caller that is outsourced and I handle all the leads that are produced. I have seen a pretty large decrease in our...

I recently met a potential tenant that I fell in love with. Very sweet personality and she was excited about the uniqueness of the property. I checked her credit score and it was not great (595), has a history of some...

I recently joined the REI group in my city and went to a 2 day new investor class. At the end of the class the presenters offer a 6 month hands on mentor program that includes goign to the houses with you to write de...

I posted this elsewhere but figured I'd share my 5+ year ongoing story of buying rental properties to encourage members here. Personal Background
Most of my childhood was spent growing up inside a tenant house on a...

Hey everyone, I just recently decided on growing my knowledge on real estate and starting to use my money for investing in real estate as a vehicle for passive income and financial growth. My GF and I almost closed on...

I was hoping to get some suggestions from fellow landlords and property managers on how you might approach this situation.Tenant has been with me for almost a year.  She is nice older lady, that has taken good care of...

One of the biggest psychological obstacles that I have come across since I began my investing life recently is the fear that is reflected off of my friends and family. They fear that we will fail in our investments an...