John Kilhafner
Buying a forclosed auction property
Bidding on a bank forclosed property and was wanting any information on steps to take before closing on property. The property is occupied, so I know I'm going to have to go through the eviction process (in Illinois)...
Scott Mac
Facebook lays off 11,000 people
And So It Begins (once again):In the past couple of weeks:-- Facebook = 11,000 people unemployed (13% of it's employees gone in one day)-- Twitter = 50% of it's people laid off -- Zillow = 5% of its people laid off --...
Harry Carter
Converting a 2 Car Garage into a Rental
Hi everyone,I currently live in Manassas, VA and have a 2 car attached garage with a vaulted ceiling that I'm thinking about converting into an ADU (studio, or 1 bed/1bath with a small loft, and kitchen). I don't use...
Michael Temple
Student Rentals - Pros & Cons
My Realtor took me through several houses about a week ago that was in a neighborhood that is primarily student rentals and is near our local University. One house was interesting to me based on purely the numbers. Th...
Kenneth LaVoie
Strange odors ... locating and eliminating
We have 3-4 units out of 48 that have "mystery odors" -- We have had no luck in getting rid of them or pintpointing their location. they've VERY old buildings but there's no carpeting so once we do, we SHOULD be able ...
Josh Yamada
Newbie potentially investing Barstow, CA...good idea?
I'm trying to get into REI because I want more time to spend with family, friends, and to focus on my health. My best friend is a real estate agent who's also getting into REI, but he's looking out of state. I'd lik...
Cristy George
Looking to build in Hawaii Ocean View Estates
Hello everyone,I am a Colorado resident that owns an acre of land in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, big island of Hawaii. Anyone familiar with the area knows that it is sort of an impoverished area with some people livi...
Natalie Kraft
Valuing a Five Unit Noncomforming Building
I am looking at purchasing a building with five units that is currently owned by a “permissive” landlord. The units are renting out at slightly below market (maybe $100-200 per unit), but they are in significantly wor...
Jeremy Bourgeois
Investing in singular mobile homes
Through a marketing campaign to landlords with evictions in the past 6 months, I met with a motivated seller who is trying to get rid of his mobile home. He was completely unaware that his property had gone through an...
Jon Deavers
Great informational video about Central Virginia Richmond area
I came across this video from the Greater Richmond Partnership (www.grpva.com) that does a great job showing off some of the reasons why the Richmond metro area is a great place to be. It does a really nice job of ...