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Jay Hinrichs 60 minutes show on the crisis in america of boarded up homes ruining neighborhoods or is it an investors opportunity
18 December 2014 | 76 replies

What is your opinion are these large swaths of boarded up homes we see in the mid west upper rust belt ruining these cities or are they an investors dream opportunity to get into the RE game for ridiculously low price...

Joshua Dorkin Help Us Build a Birddog How-To FAQ
29 December 2007 | 66 replies

Earlier today I had a request that we build a FAQ for birddogs. I'd love to get out and do it, but I'm a bit overwhealmed right now. If anyone can help us put this together, that would be great! Just add on to this...

Julian Buick Why would someone sell a "perfectly good" seasoned performing note for 60-65 cents on the dollar?
25 May 2015 | 52 replies

I posed this question on a recent forum post and got this response:To address your question we have to pause on the idea that you implied of "perfectly good". Is perfectly good the simple notion of payment history? ...

Mike Kruser What makes a slumlord
8 September 2010 | 60 replies

Ok for the landlords out there question.
I did math on a bunch of properties and saw in my area the only way to make positive cash flow on a property is that it starts around 6+units which is like 800k starting, and t...

Ujwal Velagapudi San Francisco's Rents Drop 35% - Long Term or Temporary?
30 December 2020 | 45 replies

Per the Bloomberg article, it seems rent for studios have dropped about 35%, 1 bedrooms 27%, and 2 bedrooms 22% as of November 2020.
I know it's been hotly debated whether cities will die out or not, but I want to l...

Account Closed Burned on foreclosure purchase
23 May 2016 | 77 replies

I was wondering if there is any investors who would be willing to share a horror story on a foreclosure they bought only to find they got more than they bargained for.To get the ball rolling he is one of mine.The stor...

Karen F. Class C landlords - better build up some cash reserves
26 March 2020 | 49 replies

To any LLs who rent to people who are working class but pay their own, unsubsidized rent: be advised that you should build up some cash reserves.  New England Journal of Medicine just published a case report of the di...

Mark Negley The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner summary
17 February 2020 | 2 replies

Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties

Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...

Willow T. How I Made $104,000 on My First Flip Purchased for $31K
12 July 2017 | 171 replies

Overview of the numbers: Purchase Price (Cash Sale) $31,500.00 Closing Costs $2,019.02 Rehab $29,800.00 Mold Remediation $1,950.00 Furniture Cost $1,200.00 ...

Kimberly Carver HVAC disaster - advice needed!
30 June 2021 | 59 replies

Hi all -We have been landlords for 5 years with very few issues. Everything that has come up we have been able to fix within a day. We take great pride in our homes. I am sick to my stomach with an issue we have been ...