H. Jack Miller
Beware of Appraisals: I would not at face value, some of them are a joke.
I looked at a loan request today. I know the area very well in Philadelphia, without seeing anything my first thought was the property was worth 350k or so. The appraisal came in at 640k, the comps they used were out ...
Alexandra Hughes Pailet
Tenant is Anti-Glyphosate (Round Up) - Realistic Request?
I recently contracted a landscaping company to do a complete overhaul at my rental. Today, the tenant contacts me unhappy that they were using Round-Up as it contains glyphosate. Trying to reassure her, I sent her lin...
Joe S.
Who is investing in their own physical health?
So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...
Dustin Mercer
Mold found in rental after moving in
Hi All - I’m a new member but my wife and I have been following this board for some time and really appreciate all the great conversations! I finally have a question worth signing up and posting :)We recently sold ou...
Mark R
Anonymous Landlording
In the past my tenants knew us as the landlords and owners. They'd call us if they had problems and issues. In the future we are going to take the advise of others and stay anonymous as much as we can.
Do you guys w...
Tami R.
Stock... what's hot for you guys
I am throwing some $ into the market (not much) but just curious on what you guys are buying right now.
I am only throwing $500 in an AmeriTrade account - just wanting to know suggestions.
I thought about going off th...
Gregory Montalto
Ever had a rental raided by SWAT or the FBI?
A contractor friend was over today and told me this crazy story about a property he owned a few years ago. He was your typical accidental landlord after not being able to sell his primary residence and moving to a ...
Steve DellaPelle
City Inspector Just Created A Million Things to Do
I had my city inspection today to receive a rental permit and it did NOT go as planned. I spent the last month doing renovations and I got my unit looking GREAT (at least what I thought)...City inspector comes in to c...
Bob Ebaugh
Chinese Drywall Remediation (CDW)
We expect to close in a couple weeks on our 2nd flip, a 2400 sqft 3/3 Townhome in Tampa. We purchased this via the MLS from the original owner of this 2009 built home for $115K. Yes 2009...conventional wisdom wou...
Cody Morrell
How do you quit your W-2?
I was curious if anyone could help me out with answering a this question: How do you quit your W-2 through REI?I have read THE BOOK ON TAX STRATEGIES for the Saavy Real Estate Investor and it made me wonder how a lot ...