Shane Clark
Buying a Home with an Old Foundation: Brick, Sandstone, Dirt
I am viewing duplexes in Massachusetts where we tend to have a lot of older homes. The properties in my price range all seem to have a common issue being that they are older (we're talking 1880's - 1910's) and Realto...
Melissa Gittens
Roofing Issue HELP Advice Needed
Hi All, With the last Rain/Wind storm we had a few days ago, my tenants called me to complain about leaking coming from the ceiling. I immediately went over to the property and found that there was definitely a leak a...
Todd Whiddon
New Construction - Vacant Lot to Showstopping Success!
Here's another project we are just wrapping up and it involved so many "Firsts" for me I figured I'd share. Most of the new construction I've done in and around Atlanta has been Infill teardown which didn't involve m...
Eddie Egelston
What is taking everyone so freaking long???
Hi All,Why is it that all these house flippers out there take 3-6-9 months or more to rehab their house?I mean no disrespect, I just want to start a discussion and let everyone play devil's advocate.I'm talking about ...
Dakota Mivshek
HELP! Why would a buyer put a house under contract to then only ghost?
Hi all. Currently in a situation that I can't make heads or tails of. Would love any advice. So, essentially I had a listing here in Miami that was quite stale and on the market for a while. This strange company calle...
Carlos Cockman
Please help need some ideas on selling home
Hello all. I have had a 4br/2.5ba house on the market since 10/09 with no offers. I originally had it offered through an agent who basically just stuck a sign in the yard and put it on the mls. I had about 15 peopl...
Christopher Moran
Armado Montalongo "3 day bustour"
Hello everyone,
just starting out in real estate investing and this site which has been a great read by the way.. so I almost fell for the bus tour 30k event in sunny California when I went to Armando's 3 day...
Gabriel G.
Advice for a college sophomore on how to approach REI
Hello! I'm currently a student at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Finance. I spend most of my time in between Houston (hometown) and Austin, TX. Due to a mix of scholarships and having parents that are g...
Greg Koszkul
How much should you fix up in a property?
Hello! When you are analyzing deals, how best can you estimate what the rehab costs would be for the property, especially if you are not local to the area and are judging mainly based off of the pictures?
Elizabeth O.
This is one reason I would not self manage...
Long story short... My property manager went to show one of my town-homes.
Turns out my tenant decided it was ok to put/punch holes in walls and put his cigarettes out on the carpet in every room. It's a shame beca...