Karen S.
Anyone own pre-1978 property?
When I bought my property 6.5 years ago, I was a total newbie and pretty much did everything wrong. Bought when the market was still high (and interest was at 7.5%) and then shortly after, the bubble burst and my pro...
Tony Velez
Late rents ugh. Please help!
We closed on a triplex in March. The old landlord informed us the first floor tenant is always late but always pays. I don't like the fact that he's late all the time. It's now March 9... He texted me and said he shou...
Alan Goetsch
Connected Investors Largest REI Scam on the Internet
We signed up for Connected Investors 9-4-16. At the same time we where gullible enough to likewise put out information through the CiX site looking for lenders. Allegedly all the lenders on the CiX site have been vett...
Robin Casper
How illegal is this on a scale of 1 to Bernie madoff
So funny story I thought I’d share. I recently put in an offer on a short sale house and when talking to the listing agent he said “man I love these short sales!” So I said oh really why? And he said because he rents ...
Annelyse Finley
AT&T Park (San Francisco) Condo: I should sell, right?
Two years ago I bought a condo next to AT&T Park (San Francisco). I did not buy this unit as an investment. I bought it to live in. Because……every morning I get to go for a jog on the Embarcadero and see the su...
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...
Bienes Raices
Rules for guests in lease
My lease, which I bought from a lawyer, says "a reasonable number of guests may stay for up to 72 hours without getting landlord's permission". I was wondering if that was typical of what other people are using in ...
Trevor Dominique
Landlords: What would you do?
What's up Landlords out there. Making this post to get some feedback on what you guys would do to address a situation I am in regarding a single family home rental property I have. We purchased the property back in Oc...
Anne M.
Do you consider real estate a business or an investment?
We started looking into investing in US real estate a few weeks ago.We're looking to diversify our investment portfolio. Right now, it's all in the stock market (mostly index funds). Listening to the podcast, reading ...
Steve Vaughan
My BRR (no Refi or Repeat) pics, #s and takeaways!
So I've been slogging through a 3-month rehab and rent house for the past 6 weeks. Condensing a large project in half as a DIY beaver that likes to build his OWN dam is not recommended. I took on a frantic timeline ...