Amy Hu
Terrible PM and contractors-cautions out of state investors
A word to fellow investors from both coasts- too many liars and blood suckers waiting for opportunity to rip you off. If you're a working professional and haven't seen the ugly side of greed , traps, lying, betrayal e...
Jennifer Jacobs
Contractors requesting deposit - is this standard?
Hi Everyone,What do you do when your contractor asks for a deposit?My partner and I have always done our own rehab. The next project we are working on we can’t do ourselves and are looking to hire a contractor.We’ve ...
Gilbert Lugo
Replacing the flooring in my rental.
hello everyone,So I got my first rental property and one of the many things that I’ve thought to replace was the flooring. The place came with very old fashioned laminate square which are not very appealing. I was won...
Marina Pina
HELP! How important is the appraiser? Appraisal topic
We are under contract for our first deal. We got this from our loan officer;...we are still in the process of finding an appraiser to do the appraisal. We found one but they did not have good reviews and the turnaroun...
Vin Joy
Qazzoo : Does it really work for buyer lead generation?
Greetings!
Has anyone used Qazzoo (http://www.qazzoo.com/real-estate-lead) for buyer lead generation? Is it worth paying $149 per month? Appreciate if you could please share your experience.
On a relat...
Sebastian Zwolinski
Ready for my first deal
So, I finally got the knowledge to start investing, and I decided to act on it. I started an LLC, and went to a local REI club meeting. I found a nice Fannie Mae REO property, and I called the listing agent. He tol...
Dana Regan
Private lenders- what do I need to know?
I am looking into private funding for my investment, and I have found interest rates by individuals as low as 5% interest only, to 9%. Of course, the 5% looks great- what do I need to know? Is there any risk in worki...
Joshua Cassino
Property out of state
If you have a property in florida and (for example) you live in California..
How do you go about taking care of the property?
How do you show the property to other possible tenants if it becomes vacant?
and so on --
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Karolina Kling
Buffalo, section 8 and SIG
Hello!
We are about to buy our first duplex in Buffalo. We are buing thru a swedish company called svenska investerings gruppen SIG (Swedish investment group). We will be renting out to section 8 users. We wi...
Nathan Harden
Learn from my mistakes
I am an out of state investor that was handcuffed when picking a contractor. I bought a property to BRRRR, the next day it was broken into and stripped of everything. I was handcuffed to get this project started asap ...