Jessie Huffey
Starting Louisiana LLC for slow flip
Hi All,My husband and I have done a couple of "slow flips" in our personal names in order to take advantage of the capital gains exemption. We are now considering buying property in Louisiana (with a promissory loan n...
Dustin DuFault
Walmart Paint - A Long or Short Term Problem?
Quick Question...I know plenty of folks (myself included) are not fans of Walmart paint.However: I have a property that needs to be painted and a tenant who is willing to paint it. With Walmart paint. Does this cheap ...
Bill O'Donnell
Basement apartment potential mold issues
I am a landlord. One of my units is a basement apartment. Recently there was a slow leak from the boiler, a drip for less than a week. The tenant was away and the leak was discovered, reported and addressed upon their...
Dee Cee
Door Knocking Safety
Hi All,The recent tragedy of the realtor that was killed while showing a home serves as an unfortunate reminder of the potential risks posed by door knocking. I never go alone; I usually take my sister. Even though...
Sylvia Dong
Use security deposit for late rent?
One of our tenants is late with her rent. She paid 50% last month and has not paid this month. She asked me to use her a portion of her security deposit (1.5 months rent) to cover the half month rent for last month. ...
Brian Cornick
Tenants demanding appliances
I’ve had new tenants in an SFR on a 2 year lease for about 5 months now. When they moved in, I agreed to replace the oven, because it needed some serious cleaning and was about 25 years old. Two months later the dis...
Austin Youmans
Can't discreminate against felonies or sex offenders?
What do you think of the video and how would you handle it in Vancouver, WA?Youtube Video
Lawrence A. Kovacs III
I want my father to retire. I want to be successful for him.
Hello All, As my headline states; I want to do this to build a portfolio that can allow my father to retire. That is my "why". I am hoping to begin this journey in the Baltimore County, MD area. My father has work...
Michelle Cohen
Par for the Course or Reason to Worry?
Hello! We purchased our first investment property about two months ago. We live in Florida, but the triplex is in the Cleveland. The neighborhood is halfway decent... it's in the Clark-Fulton area near the hospital, i...
Kale Brock
The future of American homes?
Today our Wardley Real Estate sales office in Las Vegas was visited by Lennar Homes, and their spokesperson had interesting news. In the year to come Lennar homes plans to build and sell what they call "The Conn...