Ryan R
Beginning investor in WA
Hello, I'm new to the site and to real-estate investing, although I've been reading, listening and researching for months now. I was looking for a house as a personal residence for the past year and in the midst of it...
Alvin Grier
How to Approach Family/Friends for Private Money
I understand that it's mostly about the mindset, ie, you want to "present them with an opportunity" vs "ask for money," however I was looking for a little guidance on what to say to initially bring up the opportuni...
Mark Sanchez
Handling principal payments & depreciation on a non-cash flowing property at tax time
Hi all!
If I had a rental property with exactly zero cash flow at the end of the year (after paying for mortgage/escrow/insurance/maintenance/etc.), would some of my depreciation expense shield the funds that were us...
Johnny Potts
My Dating Tenants Broke Up
BP family and friends,Long story short, I signed a 12 month lease with a dating couple who, after about two months got into a fight and eventually broke up. The male makes less than the female, and could not qualify t...
Jane Istre
Renting a SFH to 3 guys.
I have 3 guys in their 20's who want to rent a house from me. I've been a landlord for over 12 years and usually deal with families, these guys seem to be responsible and have good jobs and combined make over 100k. Th...
Jason Arnold
Yancey Real Estate Workshop: Is $40,000 for Mentorship and Training worth it
This past weekend my friend invited me as his guest to the Yancey Events, Real Estate Workshop. He paid a couple of thousand dollars to attend and a free guest was able to join so he was generous enough to call me...
Faisal Farnas
Caught Tenant Smoking Weed
Hello,Looking for some advice here. I am not sure what to do. I live in one side of a duplex and renting out the other side. There is a shared laundry room. My current tenants have paid on time every month, and every ...
Mike Nelson
Wholesaling Flyer service, tired of doing it myself
Can anyone recommend a service for mailing wholesale flyers? I usually do my own, but its too darn time consuming as I now have a buyers list of over 650 buyers in my state but only physical addresses. I would prefe...
Francis A.
In fast-growing Phoenix, higher rents have pushed more people to their financial limi
WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/eviction-phoenix-constable-1...PHOENIX—On a recent afternoon, Rhys Torres crossed a partly shaded courtyard to a white stucco building. He tapped on a door and a woman in a fleece...
Account Closed
Crawl Space Moisture/Condensation
I'm working on a rehab for rental and pulled up the flooring (vinyl floor and carpet) and noted there was a ton of moisture (wet) in the existing wood floor. The house when I bought had been vacant with utilities shu...