Robert Tinker
How do you pay your contractors?
Just got my first deal. Now we are ready to renovate. Is it customary to pay contractors anything up front? Most bids came in asking for 50% up front and 50% upon completion.
Jourdain Francine
Maintenance man charging percentage of tool set value?
My fiancée and I just bought our first duplex that is already occupied. We hired a friend who does maintenance for a large real estate management company. He has recently started doing personal jobs on the side but is...
Marisa Dickson
Renatus Investment Coach/ Mentor
Hi Everyone,Last night I went to a real estate invest presentation.I responded to an ad on Craig’s list and was invited to a presentation. The presenter was really entertaining, he went over the company (Renatus), off...
Jeremiah H.
Not sure what to do with a house with equity and need advice
I purchased a SFH for my primary residence about 3 years ago via short sale. Purchase price was 133K, I put down 20% with a 2.99%APR on a 15 year loan. I owe around 90k on it currently and it's worth roughly 180k. We ...
Cassandra Boyett
Turnkey Rental Property a good idea for a first-timer?
We live and own in California where we can't afford to do much, so we'd like to invest in a rental property somewhere else and this will be our first purchase (aside from our home). Can anyone break down how Turn-key ...
Matt Ellis
LeadPropeller or Investor Carrot?
I am looking to invest in one of these 2 website companies to start my online marketing but I don't know which is better. What do you prefer between the 2?
David C.
Do Multifamily Leaders truly own the reported units they tout?
This may sound like an odd question, but so many times we hear that (insert name) has gotten up to 1100 units, or has a portfolio containing $400M in multifamily real estate. But how many of these folks only "co-own"...
Albert Okagbue
Keeping Up With The Joneses
How do you measure your investment results? Do you measure them against other investors? Or do you use an absolute number for yourself e.g. % return?So far investors I have talked to do not care what other people ar...
Andrea Tapp
Talking about contract terms when planning to assign the contract
How do you share information with your sellers when you are planning to assign a contract to another buyer? Do you disclose to your sellers that you are going to be selling the home immediately to another investor and...
Vanessa Ryder
Cash purchase refi- does "seasoning" apply?
Ok heard a lot about seasoning if you want to refi from one initial purchase loan into another after rehab, but wondering about if I buy a property (SFR or Multi) with cash, and then fix it and increase the value, if...