Atul Mohlajee
Can pipes freeze in a Winterized house
I just bought a 2-Flat in very cold Chicago weather. It is winterized so the furnace(Heat) is not on. Is there any chance of freezing if it is winterized? I was thinking of starting furnace with my Contractor this ...
Jibran Najmi
Overcoming Vacant Properties
Does any one have any suggestion on how to overcome returned mail on direct mail campaigns?I have driven several neighborhoods, identified distressed properties visually, then found the tax billing address for owner o...
Josh Barnett
Is my property manager generating problems to fix unnecessarily?
Finally rented out my first house and got a property manager to look after it while I moved out of state. The mortgage is $1350 and we are renting it for $2400. It has been 3 months and we have not broke even! The pro...
Tim Carlson
Advice on NW StLouis county/section 8 plz!! : possible purchase
I'm looking at a package of a dozen or so homes in NW St. Louis county. They are all in County, NOT City limits.Several of them center around Jennings, which doesn't look too bad at Sperling's Best PlacesOne of them ...
Justin R.
Rehabbing to Rent - Need Ceiling Insulation Thoughts
So I'm doing major rehab of a 5 unit in San Diego and scratching my head on one particular "feature" of the buildings.
The ceilings are really nice vaulted open beam ceilings with stained ship lap tongue and groove f...
Michael Key
What do you as a private lender want to see from me?
HiQuick background; my wife @JorDanee Key and I are working on closing on our first investment property. We plan on using a conventional mortgage for our second property as well.After this, we are strongly considering...
Jenessa NeSmith
Social Media for Airbnb property
Quick background: We have an in-law suite in our primary residence that we rent out as a separate apartment on Airbnb since December of 2015. Our first investment property just went live on Airbnb this week, and it's...
Justin Johnson
First rental, not renting. Suggestions.
Closed on my first single family rental 21 days ago. Listed it immediately with the disclaimer it was being rehabbed (nothing major, but lots of little stuff). We have had at least 12-15 groups/families walk through a...
Troy Bevans
Doing more with Excel in your business
I know that Excel is fantastic for crunching financial numbers for our RE deals, but it can do so much more. I am in the process of building a spreadsheet that utilizes formulas, buttons, macros, and hidden sheets th...
Jack Wang
Rehab process and due diligence for BRRRR and flips
I'm quite new to real estate investing, and I have 0 experience with remodeling. In fact, I'm clueless when it comes to the ins and outs of construction, so I'm planning on relying on general contractors for my futur...