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Well, two actually. After 14 months of courting the seller and working through the purchase process, we have finally closed our first deal. Two, 8 unit buildings. We are looking forward to learning this business and m...
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Listening to podcasts and reading articles, etc. it's clear that investing in real estate while simultaneously holding a full-time job is possible and common. But I'd like to target this question to a more narrow popu...
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Give us your best (worst) landlord experiencing stories. Don't be shy. Even if you messed up in how you handled it (we all do). Winner is the one who posts the most entertaining story, as determined by number of votes!
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I own and manage 10 properties currently. They are all single family residences- 6 houses, and 4 condos. It is generally ok, and on average my tenants stay 2-3 years. 5 of the properties are within 10 minutes of wh...
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I have been recently asked about where I think the Class A, B, and C properties in Las Vegas are located. So I put the following response together. The short answer is that the type of property class is defined more b...
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Last week we closed on our 12th property and our company portfolio is now valued at more than $250,000,000. Since this quarter billion dollar mark is sort of a milestone I thought it would be interesting to look at wh...
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Good morning,
I received an application for renters with ferrets and I am unfamiliar with the kind of impact ferrets have on homes. I know cats urine is bad for homes, and large (especially aggressive) dogs can be as...
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Need advice, I am looking to grow, and am having a hard time figuring out what to do. Do I hire a GC to run the flip houses? I have always done it myself, but since I can't be two places at once, not sure how to run j...
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So, I was doin' what I do when sleep doesn't happen... I shoulda
knocked myself out instead.
This fresh-off-the presses FRB Report can be found at:
http://www.feder...
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Bad advice = If you ever find yourself in prison, go up to the biggest guy and punch him square in the face! Good advice = If you're looking to work with an investor agent call up the biggest brokers in the town, usua...