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So with Interests rates this high, Housing prices still high (but cooling off), property taxes increasing to catch up with the sudden spike in values; it appears really difficult to get into new a profitable rental pr...
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TENANTS FROM HELL #1Deplorable living conditions.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants. In short, I have seen ...
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I found a 57 unit $4mil property in default, as a newbie should I. I have read all the particulars, analyzed and analyzed. I figure I can get investors to hold the $4mil for 4 years and I sweeten the pot somehow. All ...
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I think a lot of people have trouble reconciling an abundance mindset with the omnipresent, "live below your means," advice.To achieve great success, we're told that we must take risks, act as if, and spend money to m...
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OK, here is is...It's time for me to get real and do something drastic. We are broke, I just went to the grocery store and needed to use my credit card. I have been married 11 years, we have 2 kids. I work part time...
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We rented our home out to a family on Section 8. It was our first rental and we made errors did not do our due diligence. We discovered several violations against their lease agreement early on but faced the challenge...
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I am sure everyone has a different view on this topic and of course it's dependent on what your needs are.Some perhaps will want an overseas trip every year, wining and dining every week, some toys along the way and...
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I see a lot of apartment syndicators lately...of pushing deals that to me - are MARGINAL at best and downright RISKY at worst.I mean I see deals where the project IRR is only 15%-20%. That level of IRR is MARGINAL and...