Wayne Yates
Serious question - Rent, or live in an RV?
I knew that title would grab your attention.I'm 24. I'm single and not looking for anything until I have enough passive income from real estate rentals to leave my job. No pets, literally just me.I'm a contractor. Wor...
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 ...
Timothy W.
Do you keep a supply of food on hand?
This is not to be apocalyptic but to bring back to the front of people's minds a tradition that seems to have been lost recently. People used to keep pantries with significant stores of preserved food on hand in the ...
Jason Turgeon
Real Estate Software Roundup (long)
I've been trying to find the solution to managing real estate with online software for quite a while now. I've tried a lot of products, and haven't found quite the right fit. But I figured I could share some experienc...
Erik Haugen
Ethical dilemma around kicking tenants out
I bought a 8-unit apartment building; the value add is that rents are 20% below market value. My strategy was to buy, let the tenants go, rehab, and raise the rents. We gave notice to all the tenants (who are month-to...
Larry Moore
If you can't convince them, call them stupid.
I guess we'll see how that tactic works in November:
Speaking on health care Monday, Senator Diane Feinstein said, "I've gotten 90,000 emails and faxes on the health care bill and over 85,000 of them are against it. ...
Christopher Middleton
Life Insurance used as a bank account
I was listening to some old podcasts from "The Real Estate Guys" today. They had a special guest speaking about using life insurance as a better bank account for REI's.
Has anyone used Whole Life Insurance as a bank...
Robert P.
Just Listed my apartment....bombarded with calls and emails!
So I just listed my very first apartment EVER! I posted on both Zillow and Craigslist and have received about 10 emails and 5 calls in the last 12 hours (posted at 10pm).My approach right now is to have an "open house...
Angie W.
Personal Safety While Being a Landlord
While most of us who invest in real estate (or anything really) understand the financial risks we are taking - how many of us really stop to think about the potential risk to our personal or families safety?
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Jason Grote
Best at Analyzing Comps: A Realtor, Investor, or Appraiser?
I am curious as to what fellow investors think about who is the most qualified to analyze comparable sales. I understand that Realtors and Appraisers are the ones with legitimate access to the MLS, but if you had ...