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Hi All, I wanted to see if any of you had some tips on locating & screening a good buyers agent. As some background, I'm looking to duplexes & triplexes in Putnam & Duchess county NY. The goal is to buy a ...
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I've decided to use a few old 401k and IRA accounts to fund some real estate deals. I know that I will need a self directed IRA custodian but thus far I haven't found a company that looks trustworthy. If anyone has ...
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Let me start off with saying that I do consider myself a “Newbie”. Now, let me give you my background. I am a 35 year old native San Diegan business owner with a steadily growing auto repair shop in its third year and...
06/03/19- 1 of 5 tenants emailed stating they will submit their last payment (due on 7/15/19 for the last month of their lease of 07/15-08/14) and everyone will be out by the end of the month.
06/15- Tenant Paid for...
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A tenant broke the front door during a domestic incident where the cops were called. I temporarily fixed the door and ordered a new one. Because of Covid, the door didn’t come in for months and then it was winter and ...
I have a sfh in NC that has been rented for a little less than a year. All pipes/plumbing were in working order when rented. Today I received a complaint that the the pipe under the kitchen sink has a leak and apparen...
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I am a new investor wanting to kind of go big but I struggle with tying most or all of my capital (minus reserves of course) into one big deal and would it be better to buy several smaller deals? Yes I listen to Grant...
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Would love to get seasoned investors' advice on how they would solve this investment/tax challenge: I am about to transfer 300k from a retirement vehicle so that I can use the money to retire early. It is money I can ...
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We should find out Monday if HUD accepted our bid on the cat pee house. The cat pee is mainly in the living room, though I know cats were at times locked in other rooms by the doors we will have to replace. So I hav...
Anyone care to share some pro tips and tricks they have had to learn the hard way? These can be suggestions are life experiences that are worth sharing so no one would unknowingly go through the same thing.