I was just typing up my notes from a 3 day real estate seminar that my real estate club sponsored and a light bulb turned on.So some background:I purchased a house that had some title issues because of tax deeds in th...

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...

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...

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 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...