Keisuke Takemoto
Contractor doesn’t feel comfortable giving me lic. Number
So we have an online portal for contractors to submit bids and SoW.He said he will submit everything except the license number and never had a lender require it. I told him well my lender does. So I told him if you ar...
Roseann Koefoed
Need Construction Loan - building my first 3-flat!!
I'm building a 3-flat in East Garfield Park, west side neighborhood of Chicago. I own about 80 MF units, but this is my first ground up construction. I have a partner who is the GC. I've paid for the land, architec...
Richard Glen
being the lender on a mortgage
In Cook County Illinois.Can I do this?I am considering giving a loan to a guy that bought a two flat for cash and is stalled 1/2 way with his rehab for lack of cash. It will be a owner-occupied two-flat but he can't ...
Brian Gibbons
Negotiating with Home Sellers - Avoiding "Let me think it over."
The upfront agreement - the second step in negotiating with home sellersWell the upfront agreement was designed to avoid some things.What would you want to avoid in a sales presentation?The classic "thank you but I wa...
Tory Terzian
Landlord just... ignoring us?
Hi All, Not a landlord or real estate investor, just someone with an interest in diversification. A lot of posts on this board are not from tenants, but I figured I'd ask here because this seems to be the most focused...
Trent Fisher
Property management
I currently don't have any properties that i have hired a property manager for. With the direction i am looking to go in now that is going to be a necessity. How do property managers figure what they are going to char...
Jim Kalish
What is the typical day in the life of a full time REI?
Hi BP Family. I've recently retired from my W2 so I'm switching from a part time investor to a full time investor. No, I didn't retire because I'm cash flowing enough. Wouldn't that be great:). I retired because I...
Karla Talancon
Oakland ADUs advice and tips
Need help to build an ADU in Oakland. Need contractors? Architects? GCs? And Consultants?
Carlos Quiros
Property Management Repair Questions
Hello to all-
New investor question to all that can answer. I have a new duplex, needs work. Property management contractor is about 15% higher vs a contractor I found.
How does one go about refusing to use their co...
Collin Sparks
Financing questions from a beginner
Let me start by giving some background information. I have been researching real estate investing and am in the process of starting a LLC. I have owned a landscape installation company for 9 years. This company genera...