Jen W.
Renting to folks with pitbulls
This is me and my husbands first out to market rental, potential tenant inquires if we allow pit bulls. We have another tenant that we inherited at purchase of property that has a pit bull and poodle. Property is a ...
Josh Miller
100 Rentals, Success Or Fraud?
Not sure how we end up where we do, but in 2009 I found myself firmly on my way to shaking hands with the ‘American Dream’. My parents were so proud, I was a college grad and working as an engineer for Chevron. Tasked...
Matt Pieper
Hubzu bidding strategies
I have my sights set on a Hubzu listed property. They started the bid at 208k and with no other bidders, I bid to 210k at the last minute. The reserve had not been met, and they Emailed the following day with a coun...
Account Closed
PM maintenance team overcharging hours?
I own a single family rental in SC, just south of Charlotte, NC. Our property management company is based in central Charlotte, about 30 minutes north. My tenants recently submitted two separate maintenance requests t...
Aaron W.
Help with unethical plumber
Our property manager hired a plumber to repair a dishwasher in one of our single family homes. This plumber had done jobs for the property manager in the past and was reasonably priced from what our property manager t...
Jack B.
I suspect tenant has moved two other people in
It was just supposed to be her and her two kids, and she said she was single, had no time to date, works 70 hours a week, two jobs, hardly home, etc.As I like to do, I drove by the unit recently, as I have the past 3....
John Lee
22, New to REI and looking to network and ask for advice
Hi all,My name is John and I'm a recent college grad about to start a Masters (SF/San Jose Area home base in California). My education background is in computer science, mathematics and some corporate finance, as well...
Patrick Henderson
Should you spend money on the so called Guru's.
Just to be up front. I personally have spent 40 to $50,000 on training and about ten percent was of no use, That being said, my first seminar cost me just under $500 and within two weeks I had my first deal. I used...
Shane H.
Publicly SHAMING an evicted former Tenant? Do it or not?
I've been a landlord since 2006. Up until now I've never had to evict a tenant. I've had people owe me what I would consider decent sums of money however always treated those tenants with respect from our first inte...
Collin Schwartz
Trading W-2 for Self Management- 0-92 Units in 16 months!
I hope to provide an informative account of how I was able to scale to 92 units in 16 months, leave my W-2 job and truly find my passion.Back Story:I am 33 years old, I am married with two young (1 and 3) children. My...