Wilson Lee
Tenant troubles, plumbing
How do you as a landlord enforce your lease where a tenant is a fault for repairs and still leasing the rental?My tenant has reported a clogged bathroom slink drain today. We had all the drains and sewage lines cle...
John Seitz
How are people making money when using contractors?
Hello, I am a newbie and a fix and flip virgin. I'm spending a lot of time learning how to analyze properties and finding that the current market offers some pretty slim margins for profit. I'm a DIYer so most of the ...
Tom Voigt
New member from New York (Brooklyn)
Hi everyone,My name is Tom and I am from Brooklyn, NY. I am a transplant since I was born and raised in Germany and moved to NYC in 2008. It's been great and I love it here. I work as an Account Executive for a large ...
Jolu Talampas
New from Minot, North Dakota
Hello everyone, my name is Jolu Talampas from littletown Minot, in the great northern plains of North Dakota. I currently have an ailing mother and grandmother who I need to be financially responsible for. In addition...
John Blackman
Crowd Funded New Construction Diary
Thank you @J Scott for starting the new construction diary. It's been our inspiration to do one of our own now. In this thread we are going to track the progress of our first Crowd Funded new construction project in...
Andrew Duncan
Worcester, MA - Townhouse/Single Family Development
Hi All,First time poster, long time reader. Just a little background on myself; I am 25 years old, currently own a couple of rentals in Worcester, MA. I went to college for Landscape Architecture but focused more-so o...
Jon Holdman
Puerto Rico Apartments
What are folks thinking about Puerto Rico these days? Yeah, I know they're into it with hedge funds over government and utility company debt. Is this an opportunity? What is lending like there? Is this area tenant ...
Jon Holdman
Don't mess with building inspectors
In another thread I mentioned one of my hard money loans was going to default. It did, and my business partner and I have now taken back the house deed-in-lieu.
The place has some cosmetic issues. Its total white...
Derek Sperzel
buying "in the hood?"
I have been looking for my first house to flip. I have found some great deals, but most of them are in the low income, high crime rate part of town. I am concerned that although I can purchase these houses for a low p...
John Fulton
Amazon: Push a button, sell your home?
We are living during the Cambrian explosion of “push a button” products and services. Push a button, get a divorce. Push a button, get a ride, watch a movie, deliver groceries and alcohol. I personally don’t see the d...