Brandon Turner
The Government is dropping my rent 10% ... should I let them? (What would YOU do?)
Here is a situation I'd love your feedback on: My first rental property (the Kurt Cobain house) has had a little old lady living there since I moved out 6 years ago. She has been paying $510 pretty much all along. The...
Alexis Monroe
Help! Bought vacant lot, but there’s no trespassin signs on it
Hi!
I’m a new investor and bought a vacant lot as a quit claim deed from a bank. The bank hadn’t paid taxes on the lot for the past 8 years. So, I paid the taxes and the bank gave me a quit claim deed. When I went to...
Wes Blackwell
Stockton: The Last Bastion of Housing Affordability in California
After my most recent post on Realtor.com projecting Stockton to be the #4 metro market in the nation in 2018, I've received the same question over and over and over again:"But WHY Stockton? What's so great about it? A...
Justin Sheley
Fund & Grow Financing
After listening to the Clayton Morris podcast (EP115 with Mike Banks) about the company Fund & Grow, I became intrigued with the idea of using business credit cards to buy rental properties using the BRRRR method....
Marie Larcom
Tenants damaged and stole property from our rental property
Our property manager refused to give us the lease agreement and lied about the tenants damaging our property and stealing our property from our home. Two different tenants lived in our home since 2019 and we had not b...
Kathi Miller
ESA and Service Animal Question???
Hello, I recently (May) signed a 6 month lease with a couple who straight up told me they have no pets, as I have a no pet policy. They are to move in Sept 4th. They called me yesterday, Aug 1, to tell me they have an...
J. Lamar Ferren
Attention Birddogs: This is a Must Read For You! (7 Steps To Get Started Now)
The purpose of this posting is to give you Birddogs (Property Locator sounds better) a little help in getting started in the birddog world. I just want to outline your responsibilities as a birddog and how to avoid pi...
Rey Gonzalez
Have funds, but need advice
New investor here. I am in the process of finishing my basement to rent out, which I guess is one way to house hack, but I am looking to do more. I have available funds (150k-200k), and I'm spending time analyzing dea...
Matthew Lee
Tenant Stopped Paying Rent... Now What?
Hi everyone, could use your input and help!I have been house hacking a duplex in Oakland the last year. Tenants moved in January 2022. First few months were fine, but some issues started coming up. They're on a subsid...
Keith Boley
So You're New To This: A Guide for the New Real Estate Investor
Hi All
I just wanted to post here on what I thought was the most important things a new person should do when starting out. Below you will find a list of what I think a new person should do first before diving head f...