Robert Walter
New member from Mid-Michigan
Now 31yrs old, I have been interested in real estate since I was 20 but never looked into it or got educated. I thought I needed a decent job and had to get my ducks in a row first. Now married with a 1yr old and anot...
Ankur Agarwal
Using wood-look vinyl vs laminate for flooring
Hi,I am in the process of replacing my living room and bedroom flooring in my rental house. One of the contractors showed me wood-look vinyl tile planks and said that people prefer these vs. laminate flooring in renta...
Mac Boeve
Background Check Dispute - Eviction & Identity Stolen - Grand Rapids, Michigan
I recently had an applicant who supposedly had their identity stolen. They had a low credit score but beyond that, they were a solid applicant based on their application and references. I ran a background check throug...
Avvy Morales
Utilities: who is responsible based on the signed contract
Need help. This is what the contract says—
UTILITIES: Landlord shall not pay for any of the utilities and services and will be the responsibility of the tenant.
Temperatures this past winter caused the pipes to bur...
Andrew Cargal
Don't use The Mortgage Shop
I want to share my experience with The Mortgage Shop. I have closed three loans with The Mortgage Shop. Those were good experiences. But the real test of this company's character came with the most recent loan I tried...
Renae Bliss
Newbie investor/licensed agent needs ENCOURAGING & POSITIVE advice
Been licensed since March 2011, been reading book after book on real estate investing & gone to 3 different seminars (including the REI Summit in Orlando 3/09). I'm trying to get my start in the area of Real Esta...
Brie Schmidt
Milwaukee code violations
I was talking with one of the DNS inspectors a few weeks ago and he told me some interesting things. 1. If you have a no trespass sign on your property they cannot step foot on your property to look for violations. ...
Jarrad Henry
Do I have a bad realtor?
Hi guys,Trying to determine if I should reevaluate the relationship with my realtor based on what I am considering some neglect and critically bad advice.I just cancelled a contract on a property in Antioch. 3/2 baths...
Account Closed
Joys of renting and random ramblings
To save afew bucks
Found stove,fridge,microwave cheap with bonus baby roaches"sweet"
Memo to self: buy new or look the stuff over
One tenant is going to get the rest of my money to me no later th...
Brian Cook
Financial Independence via Real Estate
Hi all,My name is Brian and I've been lurking around on these forums for about a week. I'm currently 25 years old and am making about ~130k in my day job. I'm located in New England. I guess my question to you all tha...