Robert Taylor
Should I spend the time necessary to try to create a "brand name" for my flips?
I've been flipping houses full time now for about 2 years, I did it part time from around 2004 to 2007 and got back in a couple of years ago when I saw and heard that the market was good again for flipping. In my f...
Terri-Leigh H.
Hurricane devastated our rehab!
Our 6 week full remodel was devastated by Ian today.We aren’t sure how much has survived. We lost comms with neighbors before the water was at our door.Lanai ripped off.Huge palm trees ripped out.That’s what we know s...
Vana G.
How can I get an agent to call me back?
In the last few days I've called five different agents on five different MF's (numbers taken from signs on properties) and only one has called me back.
Is there any particular wording I should be using in the...
Brandon Turner
Landlording ain't always fun... (photos of the FIRE included)
So, this post is NOT meant to scare you, newbies. But... this is gonna freak you out :) This tenant is in the process of being evicted. To make matters worse, he lit his kitchen on fire; accidentally, supposedly. Anyw...
Brandon Turner
What's Your Tenant Horror Story?
Years ago, I had a tenant who's toilet got plugged - but they continued to use it until it overflowed on a weekend and I was the only maintenance guy we had. It was the last toilet I ever worked on... and probably th...
Mark Forest
Damage clauses
I have examined many leases and I have never seen an expressed complete clause whereby the tenant damages the property and the landlord receives compensation immediately. I do not want to wait till they vacate and ha...
Danny Johnson
What's your favorite negotiating tactic?
Just curious to see what other people's favorite negotiating tactic is.
Aside from not needing to buy and having a seller that needs to sell (this is a position rather than a tactic anyway), my favorite tactic is to ...
Scott Rubzin
What does your property management company charge you?
What does your Property Management company charge you?
Do they mark up the invoice if something happens such as a rehab?
Cal C.
Hedge Funds- How are they treating their rentals?
By hedge funds I mean any of the institutional investors that have been investing in rental properties the last few years. Does anybody have any first hand knowledge of what any of them are doing in your local mar...
Account Closed
How do you protect yourself from frozen pipes?
I hear stories all the time about tenants going on vacation, turning the heat down, and coming back to burst pipes, which seems to typically end up being the landlord's problem. Is this actually as common as it seems?...