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How I Completely Lost My A$$ On This Deal
G'Day everyone,It's your favorite Aussie and The Real Estate Dingo.I am writing to you today with my head down and my tail between my legs as I just lost $25,000 on a recent deal.ps. This post deserves at least 50 vot...
Matt Sterling
Would you buy an 8 unit with a sex offender as a tenant?
I was all set to make an offer on a 8 unit(4 modular duplexes) last Monday 'til I found out there was a sex offender in one of the units Sunday night. I looked up his court case and found out it was for 4-5 years of ...
Mara Witt
tenant says heat "not working right"
So here's the situation, tenant (has been there for a year and a half, month to month lease, never any problem except she doesn't pick up dog poop, which I have been way too lax on so far, because she has been a very ...
John Oh
Quitting Job to Pursue Real Estate: Documenting my Journey
Hello all, my name is John. I am 24 years old, and I have decided to quit my job (which is managing flips for a fairly big flipper in the area) and pursue real estate full-time in Philadelphia and PA (Montgomery and B...
Lindsey Simpson
Lease Option 101: How Does it Work?
I don't fully understand lease options and would like help doing so. How can utilize them to gain steady cash flow? Thanks in advance for your help!
Robert-Lee Pass
Offer sent last night .. But i noticed this stuff... Do I Kill the Deal?
well i saw the property yesterday. has a few weird things about it .
Pex Piping , Slab foundation, no slider or door for rear access from inside the house
(have to add a side gate entrance to the rear) No garage, ...
Carol Venolia
How do you cope emotionally with nasty tenants?
I'm one year into being a landlord, and I loved it for about the first six months--in spite of numerous challenges. I could handle it! My motto was "Nothing's gonna stop this cowgirl!" I rode high in that saddle.But t...
Giani Brussich
Please help me understand why STR is considered evil by locals?
If this is the wrong place for this, please remove it.Recently, I have seen a lot of threads/posts come up on social media (I know, not very reliable or the truth) about how bad/hated STR is for local neighborhoods. W...
Brian Diez
"Operation Clean Sweep"
I'm new to this forum, but hope to add value since my area of expertise (credit repair) benefits real estate investors and seems to be neglected in this community.
On October 23rd, the Federal...
Mark Shaffar
Would you rather buy a $40k rehabbed rental in a C neighborhood or $55k in a B?
I'm curious about neighborhoods as it relates to turnkey/ buy, fix, hold purchases. Most of us have preferences for A, B, C, or D neighborhoods when it comes to investing and rule out the others. My hunch though is th...