Oscar Moreno
How Much do you pay a contractor
I am fairly new to the world of real estate and I am still trying to learn the basics on how to start a house flip! How do you go about paying a contractor? If I do a rehab of $30,000 does the contractor take a percen...
Ray Jhala
To permit or not to permit!
Hey Everyone! I purchased my first rental, a duplex, in January of this year. After the tenants left last month I started the rehab process to bring the units up to speed and increase rents to market rates.
The sco...
Rodney Lorenzo
The bad neighborhood I invested in may kill my investment
The urge to get into real estate pushed me to invest in a 6 unit building in a neighborhood that I didn't think was that bad. I thought, the cash flow could be good so why not. This was a year ago. Now, my PM is strug...
Frankie Woods
Why hasn't R.E. gotten me a wife?
I've made it to financial freedom with real estate and still I can't find a women that's interesting. I mean, yes I talk about real estate all day, but that should be very interesting. Where have I gone wrong? I w...
Peter Schuyler
Memphis Investment Properties Turnkey Case Study
Memphis Investment Properties Turnkey Case StudyDisclaimer: I am an investor/customer of M.I.P, I do not work for them nor being compensated in anyway, just sharing my experiences with other investors.Providers Involv...
Diane G.
Is rejecting 3 tenants a discrimination in SF?
I have a situation that i would love some inputs for....I have a 2/1 in SF and I have an application from 3 youngish late 20 professionals...I dont really want to rent to them because I prefer 2 occupants... But my PM...
Hassan Omar
For Jan, Feb and March I'm going to buy some houses; here's how..
Hey folks, happy new year.
The other day I was asked to show a friend all the steps required to find and buy a fixer upper house here in the Atlanta market. Not a hard task, but doing it the right way is. That said ...
Jeffrey Duck
Accepting a tenant with an eviction
I'm looking for my first tenants right now and had come to the conclusion that I wouldn't take ANYONE with an eviction, but I may break my own new rule.I've also decided that I want long term tenants and I'm not going...
Nik Moushon
Tax strategies for rentals
I have my first rental under contract. Though I understand taxes in a general sense and what to do for my own house I'm in the dark when it comes to whats different for rental properties. What are got strategies to lo...
Chris Adams
My 22 duplex lot deal - $1MM in debt - purchased with no money down.
***WHY I AM DOCUMENTING THIS ***Before you read this post I want to explain why I am documenting this deal. I am where I am today because of the selflessness of a few people that had taken time out of their lives to h...