Don Konipol
Are These Real Estate Investors?
Are These Real Estate Investors?
In 1978 I purchased my first real estate investment property. Since then, I have observed human behavior in just about all its forms. Here are some of the types of “wanna be” investor...
Tarun Mitra
Existing tenants paying way below the market rate. What to do?
I have just bought a new duplex. I have existing long term tenants living in each unit. One tenant is living there for 10 years paying around 1080 and another is living there for 4 years and paying 1265. The current m...
Jenny F.
Robin Hood Economics..
the poor here don't pay squat & WE are getting robbed to pay for their entitlements. THEY get money back that they never even paid in...Why are those of us who work our rumps off getting punished because THEY do...
Kevin James
Liable for tenant’s high hotspot cost due to internet setup delay?
My tenant wants a refund of $175 for a lapse of 4 days without internet for the cost she incurred by using her mobile hotspot. The wifi was scheduled to be set up on the day of her move in but because of a strike at A...
Ali Samana
Bank Vs. 86 year old woman...(humor)
86-year Old Lady's Letter to Bank
Shown below, is an actual
letter that was sent to a bank by an 86 year old woman.
The bank manager thought
it amusing enough to have it published in the New York
Times.
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Seth Williams
How do you deal with "burn out"?
Have you ever struggled with feeling "burnt out" on real estate investing?
I've definitely had periods in my career when I just got tired of it. The novelty wore off and I was tempted to throw in the towel and walk ...
Sterling White
Are investors made or born?
I would like to hear others input on this matter. Do you believe being an investor is a either you have it or don't have it skill?
Rich S.
Does anyone specialize in renting to the "less desirable tenant?
Good day BP. I'm curious if anyone specializes or has had success renting to folks with not great criminal histories or bad credit histories, etc? It sure seems there are LOTS of folks with less than great reputatio...
Thomas Fucci
Direct Mail; must it always be Yellow?!
I keep seeing similar "hand written" (by a 6 year-old) yellow letters from direct mail houses and was wondering if anyone has ever sent out just a regular "letter" and had results? Something that goes through merging ...
Michael W.
Question on appropriate commission to negotiate...
I have a question on what is the appropriate commission to negotiate...
Background: For 5+ years my wife & I have been planning on semi-retiring & watching a semi-rural area (ranching/farming type community w...