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I'm asking for input on good cities in Ohio for investing. I love both single family homes as well as multi family. But how do I start to consider what area to be looking in? I have been looking at Akron and Toledo...
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As we all know, a good tenant can be make or break for your investment. I am curious to see what steps do you have or requirements do you put in place to ensure you are securing the right tenant?
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For those of you investing in Baltimore County Maryland--and especially with multi-units--how do you handle the water bills?-Do you pay it yourself and "include" it in the rent?-Do you have a method of determining whi...
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I'm buying a property out of state. The current owner has no lease with the current tenants. He has done no background check, no credit check. He manages the property himself and collects rent in person. The tenants t...
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I am a new house flipper in Milwaukee and in the middle of my first project. Things are going well and we are wrapping up to final pieces of the project which will hopefully result in a successful sale. Nearing the en...
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Has anyone had experience with www.steadyprivateloan.com? Their website looks legit, they had me give them some basic information, send them pictures and comps, and they agreed to do the loan of the purchase price plu...
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I need some help / advice. Back in January my home was given a notice of violation by license and inspection for a crack in the side wall of my home . I was told by L&I to retain a contractor and engineer to get t...
Hello from NC! I've gotten so much useful info from your posts over the years, but never posted. I need some help please. We've purchased a foreclosure property for a flip & it's taken over 6 weeks for our attorne...
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[Note: I initially posted this topic with a poorly worded title - thanks to autocompletion on my phone - here. I am reposting with a new title and have cleaned-up the narrative].
I've been ap...
I have a tenant who is suing myself and my property manager for claims of negligence and inhabitability. She has played a clever game of never asking us directly for repairs, bringing in code enforcement to cite me an...