From what I've read in the forums it seems that conventional wisdom here is it's best to hire only contractors & handymen that are insured. I adopted this perspective when I started as a landlord as I tend to trus...

Quick background: I have decided to start building a portfolio of rental properties (multi family) mostly in the Boston area for now. After acquiring a couple of 6 and 7 family - 600K properties, I realized it is quit...

Hey everyone! My name's Justin Wotring (I pronounce it like "Watch-Ring") and as the title suggests I am new to the RE investing gig. I'm a husband, father of 3 (one boy, 7, and two girls, 4 and 2.5 months), part-time...

In March 2015, we worked through Maverick Investor Group to purchase a property in Birmingham, Alabama. The Seller was Birmingham Income Properties - owned by Brad Lewis and Bryan Conwill. Property Management would ...

I saw a commercial about real estate investing on tv today his name was Than Merril he was advertising his real estate course,he was saying things like you don't need any credit or no money down. Has anyone heard anyt...

Direct Mail has not worked for me. It is a channel (medium) that is too easy to learn (get a list & mail to that list consistently). It "seems" to work if you have the marketing budget, list, and ability to mail h...

I am interested in hearing from people whose portfolio consists of single family rentals. I currently own 7 sfr. I’ve had great success acquiring them over the past three years. But it seems like this is the point whe...

Hi guys, I'm a new investor trying to find the  and am trying to find the right turnkey company to work  with. I think the most important thing about finding the right turnkey company is finding a great property manag...

Heres the situation:

The house is owned free and clear

Seller is motivated but not desperate. It was listed on MLS and didn't sell.

ARV: $150k

Rehab est: 20k

My cash offer: 80k

I...