Doris Jin Huang
Turnkey in Indianapolis through RTR case study
Wanted to share a case study of our recent purchase in Indianapolis through Rent to Retirement, hoping this is helpful for those who are looking into this company or turnkey investment in general. The property is a si...
Javier Cuevas Santos
Tips on using quick books for self management of rental?
Currently reading Brandon Turner’s book on Rental Property Management. Wanting to manage my first rental myself, budgeting in management so that I can outsource it in the future. In regards to book keeping, what are s...
Jon Martin
STR Owners: Anyone Switch to Body Wash only (no bar soap)?
Will be launching in around a month. I’ve always hated those tiny bars of hotel soap that barely last a day. With a larger group, you could easily blow through several of them which could add up and create stress rega...
Greg Stetz
Funniest Most Bizarre Encounter?
Let's lighten the mood: What's the funniest or most bizarre encounter you've had while negotiating a real estate deal? We could all use a good laugh!
Kristy Hemphill
Bridgehouse America total scam
We had say an ad on hotpads advertising a house for rent to own lease offer, this appealed to me after being recently divorced. I had recently owned a house for 19yrs but had racked up a ton of debt in attorney fees. ...
Alan E.
Is Zillow a waste of time for REI?
Am i wasting my time looking at sites like Trulia, Zillow, Redfin, and Realtor.com for investment rental properties?If so, what online sources should i be focusing on?Any input on the subject would be appreciated.
Jared Garfield
If I Were Starting Today: This Is What I Would Do Differently!
As a kid I spent a lot of time in my Grandfather's real estate office on Center Street in Provo, UT. Part of that may have been the old time Coke machine that offered chilled bottles of Fanta Red Cream Soda, and a t....
Edward Adams
Roof Replacement Depreciation
Hii just changed the roof on one of my rental properties. it cost 18K and insurance paid for it and i only paid 1.5K for deductible. do i just depreciate the 1.5K on my tax return or 18K?
Michaela G.
Atlanta Pittsburgh neighborhood
Since Pittsburgh (neighborhood in Atlanta) is super hot right now and investors are jumping on anything they can find, here are a few things, that are not well-known. Until 2005 the zoning in Pittsburgh was R5 (duplex...
James Ross
Basic property analysis
Hello everyone!
I’ve been learning how to analyze properties and I wanted to post on how to do a full, if basic, property analysis. My hope is both to help other investors out by distilling things I've learned while...