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I am new to real estate investing. So please forgive any wording that is incorrect in this post. But, a lot of people I have talked to say to stay away from property managers and mange the properties yourself. Yet on ...
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Hi! First time I’ve had an applicant threaten to sue. We said we could overlook credit with good landlord references, last landlord had documented that they owe a balance from withholding rent, so we denied. Tenant di...
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For the second month in row, my tenants have paid rent 3+ days late. My lease states the following: Shall tenant(s) accounts not be paid in full by 4:00 pm on the 2nd day of the month, a late charge of twenty five dol...
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I own 3 rental properties in Memphis and have been renting them out since I got them. However, last year I tried to sell them at 25% below market value and still only got offers for less than the loan amount. I ende...
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Has anyone else had their fill of posts concocted ostensibly to be informative but that are obviously thinly veiled attempts to funnel the uninitiated to the posters classes, syndication capital raise attempts, sub-to...
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We are currently in the middle of a scam by erentpayment.com. They have taken money deposited by our tenants and have refused to pay us. They have been very limiting with information and turned their phones off and ...
I've been reading through the forums here and I've read a lot of posts about how the tenants should have the money saved up to pay rent in an emergency, and if not they should use a credit card or the money in their r...
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After running a lot of numbers, I realized it’s not feasible to invest in my backyard. I’m looking to invest out of state now, but I have no clue where to start looking for a location. How is everyone who is investing...
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OK so going to post as one of the HATED contractors!
First as explained on the podcast there are three tiers of contractors.
The cheap....Probably one guy with or without a license who works for foo...
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I've had a tenant now for about 4 years and they are all around good tenants and good people. They have really made the house their home and will likely stay for years to come... The issue is they are late on rent... ...