Nancy Curran
Dilemma: Should I let commercial tenant expand?
6 unit, 1 commercial space, 5 apartments. 3 units in front, 3 in back. The commercial space is rented to a restaurant on the first floor. Owner of restaurant wants to break through to the apartment in the back of his ...
Zachary Sexton
Live In Flip Deal! Or flop?
My wife and I are under contract on a duplex in the rapidly developing* east side of Austin, TX.We made a $471,000 offer and are approved for a 3.5% FHA loan (as long as the sellers are willing to replace the roof, ad...
Sean Kollee
inner city duplex part 1-4
OK, Im going to run through a project here in its painful entirety - start to finish. I will figure out if I can post here efficiently so it is easy to follow along, text, images etc. I have all the material on my we...
Elizabeth Njuguna
To walk or not on turnkey
Hello! I recently had some inspections done on a turnkey property and got some less than stellar findings back . The biggest item being a Sewerline needing to be replaced . Purchase price for home is $88000, it apprai...
Ryan Monty
What rehab elements tend to increase appraisal value the most?
Specifically in Chicago, any advice on which types of rehab elements an investor in multi-family properties should focus on or give more weight to when deciding how to rehab a multi-family property? For example, in s...
Leigh Ann Smith
VERY delayed payments with VRBO/Homeaway?
We've been using AirBnB for the past year with no problem. Bookings were slumping so we listed with VRBO and got a 2 month reservation within 24 hours. HOWEVER, the guest payed on 5/31, and they say we will not rece...
Gabriel Wertz
Rent My Home; Buy Another Primary
I have very little experience with investing. I purchased a small single family home with a partner 3 years ago that has a nice little cash flow to it.
With that said; I am looking for someone to tell it is OK to hold...
Albert George
Small claims court hearing for unreturned sec deposit- Minnesota
I have a past tenant of mine, who filled a claim for unreturned security deposit. Below is the situationShe broke the lease before the 1 year term. She violated the lease by having pets and when i enquired she was not...
Erik Trefzger
I Need a Bookkeeping Solution!!!
I've been trying to figure out a bookkeeping solution for years now, and I just can't seem to find one. I own 5 properties (8 units), but would like a system that could easily scale up when we purchase more propertie...
Derek Elliott
Where Should I Invest?
Hey everyone. My name is Derek Elliott. I'm a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. Brand new to REI. My journey began with a book called A Happy Pocket Full of Money. That led me to Rich Dad Poor Dad, which got me int...