Nathan Gesner
Cheaters will never win!
Left beautiful Wyoming and headed to California to see some family for Christmas. Reserved an AirBnB about 60 days in advance. It had around six 5-star reviews.
Host wasn't responding to calls when we got to town. It...
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Sell or Rent - How to Decide? Any help very much appreciated! :)
Hi everyone, I'm new around here and I would love to get some good advice on this.I own a home in South Tabor (Portland) that I bought in 2010 for 240k, PITI is $1650. I haven't put any money into the property to spea...
Jonathan Cope
What was your Most Courageous Moment as an Investor?
I recently wrote a blog post about the start of our real estate investing. Recalling how scared I was when we began made me wonder about stories of courage. I think we were most courageous when we started. Knowing the...
Bob Malecki
The Big Short: Michael Burry on the Next Financial Crisis
If anyone who is newer to note investing needs a refresher course on what caused most of the NPLs we buy to be available, read The Big Short or go see the movie. Fascinating how corrupted Wall St. brokers and rating a...
Kristy F.
Tenants May Have Damaged Property on Purpose
Hello all,I need your advice regarding an emergency. I have a triplex in San Francisco, where the third floor tenants are protected and paying below-market price rent. They have been there for two decades, and I inher...
Frank Adams
Lamest excuses for late rent
Had dinner one night last week with another guy who has had rentals for about 15 years and naturally the topic turned to deadbeats and why it's not their fault that they don't have the rent. The following is a compila...
Chris Salvato
Finding Our Market: A Census Data Dive
I am hoping this post will help some others on here who are trying to make decisions on where to invest.My wife and I are looking for the market we want to tackle, and this post will describe our process. Part of our...
Kumud Shrestha
Contractor Contractor Contractor........
I have been watching interviews, listening to podcasts and reading articles after articles and books after books on Real Estate Investing. However, I can't seem to find anything on contractors.
Brandon is awesome, I...
Jim K.
C-, D, F-class neighborhoods
How do you draw the two dividing lines between these three types of neighborhoods? Is the A-D (and sometimes F) system in common use for grading neighborhoods the best possible system for those interested in investing...
Tom Vallatini
owner financing
Hi I am looking at a deal listed for sale with a realtor. I wanted to ask if the owner would look at doing owner finance. What is the best way to approach the realtor? New to this site thanks Tom