Sherry Lewis
Buying On Auction Sites
Hi Everyone I would like to introduce myself to the community. My name is Sherry Lewis and my company name is New Days Real Estate Investments, LLC. I had one previous experience in flipping in 2004 as well as havin...
Minna Reid
The realtor/investor trap - how do I work this?
So a contact (birddog for all intense purposes) calls me with a deal. Owner with a rundown inherited house, was going to fix and sell, and now fell ill, needs out. I put the ARV at 210. Needs some work but I dont see ...
Michelle Black
Help! Tenant won't pay, lawyer won't respond!
I'm going to start off by saying that we've made a lot of mistakes. My husband bought a house many years ago and had a family member live in the house. A year ago this family member came to us and said that she can no...
Yaniv Sigler
Due diligence for a turnkey investment
hi,As I'm in the learning process about real estate investing, I want to study the angle of turnkey investments sold by companies.My question is what exactly do I need to know about the property when I do the due dili...
Marvin Song
Property Manager I fired today did repairs without an approval. Am I liable?
Hi All,Here's a situation.I bought a rental property from a turnkey provider based in Indianapolis last November with a tenant in place. This provider rehabs, sells and manages a property so they've managed a property...
Chris D.
New Investor - Unique situation - Need advice
Hi All:I live in the Washington, DC metro area. I need help getting off the dime and plunging into the buy and hold arena. I have cash to pay for the rental properties until I am able to consider leveraging it. I have...
Donovan Plummer
Renting to Section 8 Tenants in Las Vegas
My property manager advised me to consider renting to Section 8 tenants. This is my first property in Las Vegas and I am still learning the peculiarities of this market, being an out of state investor.I have heard mi...
Joshua Dorkin
Time to Close the BP Bulk REO Forum?
Unicorns, Sasquatch, Centaurs, Bulk REO Deals . . . they all seem to be mythical creatures.
I've started this discussion because I'm pretty convinced that we will be terminating the BP Bulk REO forum and will require...
Matt Ridenour
Sell or rent, home is owned free and clear
Ok, here's the situation. I own a 3/2 free and clear in an up and coming hipster market. I had a tenant buyer in the place but he defaulted on the taxes. The only debt I have on the property is the 30k I had to pay ...
Michael Wentzel
Giving back to tenants?
Last year we tried something new. In early December, we sent both our tenants (we only had two units at the time) a Christmas card saying thank you and enclosing a $50 gift card. We did it mainly to say thank-you t...