Austin, Texas, ranks No. 1 for having the most people in financial distress. 75% homeowners in austin (https://wallethub.com/edu/cities-financial-distress/79863). does that mean in march-july 2021 Austin will face th...
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Looking to hear from other residential landlords here in Austin. I continue to struggle with one trade consistently; landscaping. Both on regular maintenance and special projects. If you have someone you have been rea...
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** This is part 6 of me documenting my fun and often stressful real estate journey
The nightmare is finally over.
Today I close on my second flip ending what will hopefully be the roughest period of my investing jou...
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Hello all! I just joined the site after sitting through a free 2-hour Real Estate investing seminar where I decided to sign up and pay for the full weekend-long seminar in a few weeks. Now doing a bit of due diligen...
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I bought my first 4 unit last month. I have given a month-to-month tenant notice that I will not be renewing his lease. His apartment is saturated with pot smoke. I'm assuming the apartment will need to be wiped down ...
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New research shows that flippers and investors are more responsible for the housing crash of 2008 and near economic collapse, then subprime borrowers per this article
https://qz.com/1064061/house-flippers-triggered-...
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Hello Everyone, My name is Elaine Kelley and I am new real estate investor. I just bought my first investment property in St. Petersburg, Florida. Although I currently reside in San Diego, California, my goal i...
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My rental is in Los Angeles. I have a problem tenant and need to change out/ fix things in his bathroom for about 6 hours (paint to dry). It will not affect the toilet and shower. He is requesting that I give him cred...
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I found the perfect home and was even more excited to see it had been REO for several years! I made an offer with my real estate agent and the bank countered by barely moving down. After a bit more research (small tow...
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Hello All,Thank you for taking the time to read this. My name is Jordan Callaway, I'm a real estate broker in Chicago, IL. I've been in the business since age 19 (on the management side), and I've been a broker since ...