Joey Nakayama
Move-in fee v. security deposit
As a Chicago landlord, I've noticed many local apartment listings that ask for a non-refundable move-in fee instead of a security deposit. I suspect this is partially due to Chicago's strict laws regarding security...
Jerryll Noorden
HEEEELP I got an offer acceted
I got an offer accepted and I am so high I cant even see straight.I do NOT want to mess this up. It took me 2 months of spending my fortune to get this one.Can you lovely people walk me through this?What is next?So I ...
Tab Teehee
Who's about to quit and do REI full time?
I'd love to hear from those who are on the cusp of leaving their 9-5's, their cubicles, their corporate golden handcuffs, for a new life as a passive or not so passive real estate investor.Will it be this year? Are yo...
Account Closed
First REI deal looked promising but rehab costs keep growing
Calling out to all investors...How many of you thought you had at least a base hit on your first property and then, in the end it turned out to bite you (financially speaking). I am in the process of buying a foreclo...
Chai Jonn
10 units in 10 years. Need Advice
Hello gurus,I am new to investing. My plan is to have 10 units/SFH/Condos etc in 10 years. I plan to buy and hold them and rent it for positive cash flow. The plan is to have something around 13k in rents from all the...
Immanuel Pierre
Having mentor Struggles
I have been real estate investing for about a year now and have ran across a few mentors. I personally feel like I look for ways to bring value to mentor but, struggle with finding the right mentor for me that is alig...
Account Closed
My first flip- Profit: 19,100
Hey everyone, I finally was able to put my deal under contract (again) and we are scheduled to close on May 6. Even though I feel happy about the outcome, I could have done a better job with the design of the flip whi...
James Canoy
Panic attacks are impacting my deals
I’ve been doing my research and reading and running numbers but I’m having an issue. I’ll submit offers on places which I think are good deals but within a day I start getting panic attacks and it ends up with me back...
Kenny Schumacher
Beginner investor from San Jose, CA
Hey everyone, my name is Kenny Schumacher and I'm a new investor living in San Jose, CA. I purchased my first residential rental property in Huntsville, AL in May 2019, which was initiated after meeting an investor du...
Arianne L.
First Rental Refinance - BRRR
Just wanted to share the results of our first rental refinance / delayed financing. My husband and I are in our first year of our real estate investing career. Hope to encourage some of the newer people here. There ar...