Patrick H.
self storage advice
Hello, looking for advice on this deal. I'm under contract on a 250 unit self storage business that is 60% occupied. Its in great shape, with all concrete drives in a non drive by location but with a in city limit...
Brian Walters
The classic LLC question - but with a twist
We have all seen and read opinions on what people just starting in real estate investing should do in terms of creating a LLC to own and operate each property. Most of what I have read speaks to the opinions for youn...
Jerry K.
2013 Northern Arizona Tax Lien results
A couple of notes about the Arizona Yavapai county tax lien sale completed yesterday. Looking at the preliminary results Prelim only because investors have to pay the balance by 5 PM MT time tonight. If they don't ...
Kimberly Kesterke
I take issue with the term "slumlord" and here is why
Landlords have a noble mission. We provide safe and clean housing to our tenants, keep homes maintained and reasonably respond to our tenants requests. We provide housing options so that the government doesn’t have to...
Maria A A.
Seller Refuses to Return Earnest Money Deposit
Seller in Columbus OH refuses to return $1000 earnest deposit to Buyer despite cancelled contract and demands $500 before returning the deposit. Seller wont sign mutual release claiming they were not given time to rem...
Roi C.
Repair quotes by property manager seem extremely high
Hi,We own a few single-family properties in the Phoenix area and they are all managed by the same property manager for many years now.Since these houses aged a little bit and have normal wear and tear it's time to mak...
Jason G.
Roofstock Case Study
My girlfriend and I have been saving money for a down payment on our first rental property and had initially been looking at single family properties and multifamily properties in upstate New York. In May 2017 I came ...
Chris M.
In a really tough spot - uncertain what to do - advice needed
Hey guys, so we have a closing scheduled for this coming Monday, and I need to wire $24,000 to the closing company for this house today (Friday) to have the funds reach on time for the closing. This will be my first h...
Terry Sutherland
too good of a deal? hard money
I didn't realize there was a such thing as too good of a deal , until I contacted a hard money lender , and a credit union . Basically I found a great deal. House valued at 120,000 (tax assessment) .The home is a 3/2....
David Lutz
The Myth of Cashflow – and understanding how to reserve properly and model.
Let me start by saying I am all in on RE. I have an MBA, spent years learning about RE before I pulled the trigger. And when I did, I bought 5 houses worth over $1M in 18 months with only $100K of my own money. So I f...