I was messaging with Bill Gulley the other day about financing and the topic of friends coming through with promised financing came up. He thought it might be an interesting thread to post, so here goes:What experienc...

Hello all! It has been a few days since my last post; therefore I have new questions.

In 2006, we purchased a SFH that had been flipped. A few months after we moved in, the house started to crumble around u...

Hello, Folks,I'm looking for others interested in starting up a Joliet-area REIA.Most of the known groups meet up in the western suburbs - Lombard, Elmhurst, Villa Park, even as far out as Crystal Lake. That's a might...

So, as we all know, real estate investing tends to be a very high barrier-to-entry venture, and therefore having partners who can invest with you is very much desirable. However, finding people who are more than simpl...

I forgot what real estate was

I'm heading to Tulum area at the end of April. I was given some information by an agent from the company called Agency. Anyone heard of them?They have developments in Bacalar, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Puert...

A 3/1 townhouse I own in Baltimore was trashed by a Section 8 tenant who moved out at the end of 2016. I spent more than I expected getting it back in shape. Then had difficulty renting it for several months, for vari...

We recently had a deal go south, which was disappointing enough itself, but as I’ve been reading the forums and listening to the podcasts, I feel like a big ignoramous when it comes to REI. It’s made me realize that ...

One of the neighboring tenants filed a complaint whereas one tenant added a blow up pool in the backyard and he cannot sometimes cannot access the back unit with his truck. Out lease doesn't mention blow-up pools, so ...