Jim M.
Copper thieves and rehabs
So one of my houses got robbed last night. took the copper from under the house but thankfully left the ac units alone! Can't get a security guard til tomorrow night so I'm spending the night tonight! Once we g...
Mark Marinaccio
estimate repair costs
I am a total newbie sitting on my first lead. I have int. and ext. pics from the property (vacant) and have built a relationship with the absentee owner but I need some help estimating the repair costs.If anyone could...
Larry Moore
Rehabbing in Winter
I am new to rehabbing and wondering what more experienced rehabbers do when faced with winter conditions and a slower market through the snowy season. In the past when I was strictly flipping properties that I had un...
Anthony Calek
Exiting a lease in Switzerland (Canton of Zürich). Really?
I've learned a lot about being a property manager living and working outside of the US.
It was summer of 2019, my wife and myself were in the process of moving to Chicago from Zürich Switzerland. My wife explained th...
Ben Skove
Missing lockbox keys...
For the second time in a short period of time, the key for a property I was interested in was missing from the lockbox. It happened to be for a particularly good deal, and my realtor said it wasn't unknown for real es...
Jeff T.
New (relatively) Member in Los Angeles Area
I've been lurking for a while and thought I'd finally introduce myself. I've listened to about half the podcasts and they are "Awesome!" :)I've been investing for over 10 years in Southern California and Florida with ...
Joshua Dorkin
It is not the agent's responsibility to know what repairs are needed! Really?
I saw a post on Twitter that I had to respond to . . . of course, the response and initial post are priceless, IMO.
First Tweet:
If a home is listed for $25k, assume it's a fixer-upper. No need to email me and ask fo...
Eric Frissell
Getting a deal on an Overpriced REO Property
Hi guys, long time listener, first time caller... I have found an REO home in Florida that needs some work that I would like to fix up and move into. It's a dream house, in a dream location, but has a few issues that...
Justin Butterfield
Tenant problems, looking for advice
So I'm a new investor located in Michigan and I purchased my first 4plex about two months ago and one of my four tenants has been a pain on every level and I would like to hear what you guys think I should or shouldn'...
Nick Reuter
US Treasury Sets Guidance to simplify Short Sales
Not sure if everyone saw this but Reuters had a big article yesterday on short sales.
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN3046464720091130
Some highlights:
1. Subordinate lien holders have a cap of $3...