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Hey all,I just had my first tenant inform me that they will be "moving on". They informed me on the day that their new lease was due to be signed and returned to me (7/1). Additionally, they paid me the old rent amoun...
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Ok, real estate agent rant after drama once again on closing a loan. How loans should be: Approve a loan with a specific buyer(s), seriously put them through all paces including tax transcripts, employer verificati...
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For those of you house hackers out there, could you provide the numbers to your deals? What makes a house hack successful in your opinion?What are reasonable expectations of a househack? I have done a house hack t...
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I'm in the process of studying for my California real estate license. Not for the purpose of becoming an agent (I'm a software engineer by trade), but rather for the purpose of learning more about the real estate indu...
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So finally after evicting the tenant I have spent almost $8000 refurbishing the place to get it ready to rent out again. For e.g. all the doors were ripped out and the walls were filled with pen marks. I am going...
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Due to the recent thread by Brandon L. I've been inspired to get back into video/branding/lead generating site.
Its been a while since I've done any of it. Last time around, I just simply either hired a guy from ela...
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Hello Everyone,I had an approved short-sale and the closing was last Thursday (6/29). Apparently, the seller did not show up at the closing title company and stopped answering his Attorney and his Realtor's calls that...
Hello, I'm hoping somebody can help me understand the laws regarding utility payments in North Carolina a little better. I recently bought some property there where I plan on building a duplex, possibly two or three o...
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Hello everyone,
I am a fairly new investor and recently I bought a duplex in Cleveland (44111) and Brooklyn (44144). I have been under since the day I bought (going on two years now.) I am struggling with keeping the...
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While you're busy learning about real estate, finding deals, and making things happen, what are your friends doing?
Are they "rat racers" like a lot of my friends are? How does it make you fee...