Travis Bohling
Stop Inspecting Occupied Rentals
Landlords and Property Managers should stop inspecting occupied rentals.For residents, an inspection feels like a prison shakedown without the cavity search.For owners, negative goodwill with the residents and some ph...
Will Barnard
Mitigating Risk, a point of view discussion
In a recent thread, one member asked the other member the following:"I'm curious as to how you mitigate your risks? I totally understand using your own money has far less headaches than dealing with the banks or priv...
Chris M.
My condo complex needs $12,000,000 of repairs
an asssesment was done at my condo project, and it turns out tons of emergency repairs are needed. estimates range from $2-400k. Also non emergency repairs / phase II repairs costing up to $12,000,000. They'll be t...
Arta Montero
Does real estate get tiring fast
Hi all,I have a couple of house rentals. One of the houses is been managed by a property management and feel like it has been a nightmare. I thought once you pay someone things will get easier from a rental standpoint...
Adam Johnson
Older dupex as Owner-Occupied STR
Hello all!First post and first investment so please go easy on me! hahaI'm 23 and looking at an older home in Nashville that is an older (1945) duplex. My plan is to live in one unit and use the other unit as an STR. ...
Tyler Peters
Having trouble renting my first investment property (Denver, CO)
Hi all,I just bought my first investment property last month, and I'm having trouble getting renters interested in the property. It's a small 2BR/2BA, about 820 square feet, just outside of Denver, CO (in Wheat Ridge...
Malcolm Brown
Lease purchase vs assignment of sellers financing
I need to have a in depth understanding of the difference between assignment or land contract vs lease purchase. I know that "subject to" transfers the deed and might trigger the D.O.S Clause. The assignment or land c...
Byran Parson
Good plan? Over-leveraged?
I have a plan that I'm throwing around. I currently own one rental property that is paid off. Cash flowing around 500 a month. I have a primary residence, house is worth 135k and I owe 65k. My current income is a...
Ammar Ali
Can hot market areas survive a recession?
News and fears of an upcoming recession have many speculators are saying the markets will crash sometime later this year. Tampa Bay has only seen increasing demand for houses with supply that can barely keep up. In su...
Alex Aronson
A Land Lords Master Tool Box
Hello,
Yesterday I changed the guts of my toilet for the first time. Missing from my tool box was a pair of 4 inch channel locks which would of saved me a ton of time and frustration.
So here is my question to the ...