Iris Hou
Do I need to hire a lawyer?
I'm a newbie from CA trying to invest in my first rental property in TX or some other states with healthy RE market (good cash flow and landlord friendly). After doing a lot of research, I heard a lot of different opi...
Brian H.
Going to be a brand new landlord on 12/28... would love advice!
Hey everyone,So I am about to close on my fist rentals. It's insane. I completed my first flip, it went through three potential buyers that all ended up with lending issues, and finally is just now selling a year lat...
Ken Sanders
Self-Directed 401k Loan --Maximum Allowable Interest?
I'm looking to take out a loan from my self-directed 401k, but I'm curious as to what interest rate to charge myself. I actually want to charge myself as much interest as possible since I'm not planning on contributin...
Robert Steele
At what point is tenant not responsible for paint and carpet condition
I had a tenant move out after 5 years and the carpets are absolutely trashed. They were brand new when they moved in. I know the IRS assumes carpets are only good for 5 years so I am thinking I should not deduct this ...
Josh Stack
DATA POINTS - Multi Year Turnkey Performance - Your Experience!
Hey Everyone,My wife and I are having a very lively debate about turnkey vs. non-turnkey. Hearing all the turnkey success stories really fuels the debate but then I go in and read an inordinate number of thread where...
Orita Issartel
What would do if you had $500,000.00 to invest?
Just a simple question hoping for some creative answers. Thanks.
Shannon K.
Choosing An Actual HML?!
How does one finally decide on a hard money lender? I posted earlier in the intro section about this when I made my first post, but perhaps it was the wrong section for my intro/inquiry:I’ve been researching HML for m...
Aly W.
Why do tenants make appointments and not keep them?
As a new rental owner, I'd like some feedback from tenants. In the last 3 weeks, I've had 25 people make appointments to see my rental house.
I've confirmed with several the day before. I also ask when making the ap...
Navid A.
How to get paid after a flip
I got wrapped into an informal partnership on a real estate flip project that we are about to sell after 3 months of rehab. We split the costs 50/50 and we are about to close soon. Since the partnership/deal wasn't un...
Account Closed
best ways to fight roaches
to make a long story short, i had tenants move out the week before i bought the building and they lived in filth..even my contractors didn't want to go in there, it smelt so bad..there were roaches everywhere. i had ...