Breland Almadova
Furnishing a New Rental
Any advice on best way to furnish a new rental when on a budget and future renters don’t need brand new items?Thrift shopping, goodwill, IKEA, websites, apps???Needs: couches, bedding, kitchenware (plates, silverware,...
Kelly McCullen
Running the Math on an initial deal
Here goes it, folks.....
2 bed/1.5 bath - 1300 sq feet.
List Price: $40,000
Last renter paid: $400/month ( I know, it's the 1% rule in this case)
The $400 per month rate was based on a house that needed some "spr...
Adrian Hall
Rent primary home, or do something else?
Background: This year, we refinanced our primary home from 30 to a 15 year conventional to lower our rate from 4.75% to 3.5% and to finally end PMI. Originally, we were not entertaining the idea of moving anytime s...
William Wironen
Kansas City Foreclosure
Hi all,I've been reading a lot of the posts and researching the market in Kansas City for a while now and finally found a home i'm starting to get excited about. It was recently foreclosed on, 4 bed, 2.5 bath 2,000+ s...
Fitzgerald Hall
Possible firsts deal...... again
A seller called me. She has a property that her tenants just moved out of. She says she just doesn't want to deal with tenants anymore. I have not looked at the property in person yet, but she claims it doesn't need m...
Account Closed
Marketing to Code Violations List
Howdy,
I was able to obtain a code violations list for a county where I would like to begin marketing to. The violations range from inoperable vehicles to weeds to structural violations. The original list had...
Vince Futia
Student Housing Upgrades
Hi;I'm in the Student Housing business. I'm looking for idea's to add upgrades which would and could increase the rent line. Also I would not discourage any ideas which might not increase the rent line, but would incr...
Account Closed
How to sell houses FAST in a really slow market
I don't have to tell you that selling houses nowadays is difficult and painful. The market has changed, the rules have changed. And if you don't change your strategies, then you will go by the way of the dinosaurs - e...
Chris Thomas
New member from El Paso, Texas
Hello everyone,Long time reader, first time poster. I have been working in the software industry for just over 20 years, but have had my eye on real estate investing for some time now. I figured now was the time to ge...
Andrew Alexander
**Official March Goals Thread**
Okay everyone, March is here! I hope you all were successful in obtaining your goals in February!
As I'm sure many of you know, goals are the foundation to success. Goals help us keep focused, motivate us, and give...