Kim Eastman
Anyone travel to scope out a prospective city?
We’re planning on purchasing our first property this year. We were thinking it would be beneficial if we took a couple weekend trips to check out some prospective cities. Has anyone else done this and do you have...
Devan R.
New Construction - Wrong Upgrades Installed
As I've mentioned previously the wife and I are under contract for a pre-construction home. The home is about 75% complete. The builders have asked the buyers not to visit the site (26 homes) that being built in t...
Noam Birnbaum
How do you screen Section 8 tenants?
Hey folks,I'm starting to make my rental units available for Section 8 tenants.Based on the research I've done, it seems that a standard credit check might not always be appropriate; after all, many Section 8 tenants ...
Rich Weese
talk or golf?
I love being semi retired. I live in southern Utah where the temperatures have reached as high as 106 in the last few days. Wifey and I had already planned on being gone for July and most of August to places that were...
Shalom Shore
Expat Investing From Abroad
Hi guys!I'm a new real estate investor currently living abroad but looking to invest in the US (My local market is particularly unsuited for investing). Baltimore specifically has attracted my attention, because I hav...
Frank Karlya
Looking into the Lehigh Valley area, any insight?
Hey everyone, I am quite new the website and just wanted to thank everyone for the abundance of great information on here. I am 26 years old, looking to become a real estate investor. I work full time and on my spare ...
Kenji Tominaga
Out-of-state property viewing via video
Hi everyone!I'm based in NYC and looking to find an investment property in Philadelphia.Because of the distance, my agent is willing to visiting the property on behalf of me and sends me videos.He goes into each room ...
Mak K.
Difficult tenant- how to deal
I have a tenant who pays $300 premium then market rent. The issue is she is very difficult. Just not friendly, will bad mouth and would not allow to enter the house.
Once she would blame for missing phones while a ...
Sejin Kim
Long term invest
Hello, what steps do you guys take for long distance properties? my husband and I want to buy a property for our vacation home. We will visit there once~twice a year and meanwhile we want to rent it out as short term ...
Alison S
factoring in travel
Hi,When evaluating a deal out of state, how/where should I be factoring in travel expenses (if at all) into the deal analysis?Thanks!Alison