Nathan Kurzmann
CARES ACT to invest in real estate from 401k?
Thinking about utilizing the CARES ACT to pull 100k from my current 401k to purchase my first real estate investment property. There’s no 10% penalty right now and the tax pay back is three years. This has never happe...
Matt Overbee
Activating Utilities in Buyers name?
Hi all,I've been trying to prep to purchase one of these Hubzu auction REO properties. Finding a lender that will close without turning water on (hubzu policy) has been challenging to say the least.I read somewhere ab...
Bienes Raices
Property is on an old munitions range--what to tell applicants
This is a pretty strange problem....
There has been an ongoing problem in this area with severa heavily populated residential & business areas that were built on top of a WWII munitions testing range. I thought t...
Kellan Martz
Cost to paint a house in Cleveland - Fix or Sell?
I own single family home in a C+ area in Cleveland. The city mandates lead paint testing. I need to paint the home interior and exterior to pass testing. I have gotten two quotes. The one I like slightly better is bel...
Shannon Tidwell-Porth
Email Template for tenants preparing for colder temps
Hey Guys,Does anyone have an email template that they can share, to send out to tenants going over preparing their home for colder temps. Specifically dripping faucets, wrapping outside spickets, checking smoke detect...
Matthew Banks
Answered: Sharing some helpful HVAC advice/insight
People are getting ripped off with HVAC furnace replacements and repairs. I hope this helps others:HVAC systems are treated like black boxes by most property owners, and that is a BIG MISTAKE. They are often quite sim...
Michael Plaks
Explained: RE Professional & K-1 syndications
Before we start... This post focuses on one highly technical issue related to syndicated investments: taking K-1 losses while being a Real Estate professional. I recommend you first read my earlier post on the overal...
M Marie M.
Lead problem in property
So I've been quiet, there is a reason. I've been through 1.5 contractors. The first imploded and his people were horribly slow and incompetent. The next one, the .5, sort of didn't want to deal with the mess the first...
Sarun Rath
student accomodation
anybody, please give me comments on sucess story and challenges of renting out student accomodation.Thank you beforehand.
George P.
direct mail - response
received three phone calls (out of 100 letters) that asked not to be mailed to again.
Would you still count these against your response ratio? I would :cool: