Jason Breton
Finding contractors for flipping in a tight CO labor market
I’m in the Denver metro market and am considering testing my hand at flipping a house. We recently had a contractor walk our primary for renovations and he’s 9 months out. Seems to be “normal.” There’s a property I ha...
Stanley Bronstein
Liability For Wrongfully Towing Vehicle
I got an interesting phone call from an elderly client yesterday. 87 year old woman who regularly goes to the hairdresser every 2 weeks.Hairdresser is located in a shopping center that's next door to a Mercedes dealer...
Pawel Ptaszek
Bad Condo Complex
Hey everyone, I am looking at buying a property and just wanted some input for everyone. There is a condo i am interested in purchasing to repair and rent. The only problem i have is the rest of the condo is in terrib...
Jeffrey Mason
Tax consequences of notes in LLC
Hi,This is a tax question about notes. I guess what I did is put money into a hedge fund that buys real estate notes. I invested using money in an LLC that is taxed as a partnership (form 1065). So far I have been ...
Christopher Noto
How do Townhomes Compare to SFRs and Condos as Rentals?
As most of you probably know Condos are far from ideal as rental units because HOAs typically have far too much control and are way too expensive.The opposite of a condo is the HOA free SFR, where you're much more fre...
Zachary Kowalik
New Member in Iowa!
Hello,
My name is Zach Kowalik and I live near Ames, Iowa home of Iowa State University. The city has unemployment hovering close to 3% and a college rental market so robust that many students claim they can’t find ...
Dale Osborn
The 737,000 mistake
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is trying to explain why their 4 year average for resale homes is off by close to a million homes. This is another indication that there needs to be outside checks and balanc...
Brian Horwitz
Property Manager messy breakup
I have had a property manager taking care of my properties for the last 6 years. I have 25 SFHs and one person handled everything. Unfortunatley as I grew and learned, I realized she wasn't doing a great job. Homes we...
Jonathan Bond
Newbie from Orange County, CA (investor and attorney)
Hello all,Hello everyone! My name is Jonathan Bond. I've been lurking around the site for several months now - basically trying to find a way to break into investing.Presently I am a real estate attorney - about thr...
James Krahula
Stock Market & Real Estate Investing Case Study
After a great discussion on the strategy of investing in the stock market to help fund future real estate investments, I have decided to implement this strategy for me and I plan to document my journey with everyone h...