John Kihm
Recommendations on property insurance on a flip
I'm a newbie and looking for recommendations on getting short term property insurance on a flip. The idea is get the thing reno'd and flipped and a couple months. Florida is a tough place to get home owner insuranc...
Radley Estrada
Tenant's Son With Non-Violent Felonies Coming To Visit
Hey everyone, I'd like to get some advice and opinions on this situation.I have husband/wife tenants that are good tenants and are currently on a month-to-month lease. They follow rules, pay rent on time, and have ha...
Lance Chappelle
First Time NJ Beach Vacation Rental Buyer
My wife and I are looking to purchase a beach house on Long Beach Island New Jersey in the foreseeable future. Long Beach Island has been a vacation spot of ours most of our lives, and we want to be able to own a hou...
Michael C.
How transparent are you with people at your "day job" about REI?
So, I just finished listening to Podcast 60 with @SergeS and it got me thinking. He was working a full time job, and took his business from 0 to 68 units in four years. In the podcast he referenced very often he wou...
Dave Meyer
What Do You Think Of This Market? Investor Sentiment Survey.
Hey All, As we announced in a recent episode of On The Market we're conducting some market research to see how real estate investors feel about the current housing market. We're going to roll up the answers and discus...
Paul Brown
What would you do if you already had 100+ lower skilled workers
I know this is a strange post but I am looking for advice/guidance. I own a moving company in the Chicago area and have ~100 employees (full+part time). We are very seasonal and even during a month busy only at certai...
William Barr
House flipping the "homeless hangout" -- advice needed
Recently we've started work on an inner-city house flip. Turns out, this property is a known homeless hangout. We didn't know this at the time of inspection, but since then we have had several run-ins with 2-3 homeles...
Josh Sparks
USREEB experience in the Dayton Ohio area
I just went through 4 USREEB properties listed for sale in my area and was extremely disappointed. All 4 were dirty, outdated, and way over market value for the area. They market them as turn key but i would like to s...
Andy Crooks
Dane County/Madison area, WI Real Estate
Hey BP,Thought I would start a forum to hear what people are seeing and hearing in the greater Madison, Wi area in Dane County. Below are some of my thoughts and observations. Construction continues for both single fa...
Emily Alexander
Overspending on first house fix and flip
Hello! We bought this house in May 2023 for $300,000 south of Dallas Texas. It’s a 3br, 2 bath and needed to be completely gutted and repaired. Most houses in this neighborhood are selling for $400k or more with basic...