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Randy F. Resurfacing Bathtubs
18 September 2019 | 18 replies

Just curious how many have opted to resurface old tubs rather than replacing them. If you have, were you pleased with the results? Did they hold up in rentals?

I refinished a few tubs in the eighties will good result...

David Song Why to avoid < 50 k properties
2 July 2018 | 338 replies

If a house sells 50 k and rent for 1000, it meets 2% rule. But actually I think it is not necessarily a good investment.

Assuming SFR, 1500 sf, 3 be 2 ba, in small Midwest town. Move on ready. 30 years old. No renov...

Jesus Garcia Lifestyles Unlimited by Del Walmsley
4 May 2013 | 155 replies

Is anyone here a member of Lifestyles Unlimited or does anyone have any experience with them. They are a mentoring program that helps you get started in REI based out of Houston. From what I can tell so far they see...

Jay Hinrichs Todays Jobs Reports on the news
13 May 2021 | 188 replies

If you saw the news this morning JOBs report is not as good as anticipated.I dont know about other parts of the country but when I went to a Panda Express to buy MIss Lori some lunch big poster for hiring15.50 an hour...

Michael Warinner I dropped out of college last week.
29 January 2019 | 205 replies

I’m 20, and I just dropped out of college to pursue RE full time. It’s not that I was bad at school- I had a 3.1 GPA heading into my junior year, but I just decided that since I have clarity on what I want in life, th...

Adam Zach How Many RE Investors are Engineers?
28 April 2022 | 684 replies

Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...

16 November, 2023
Why Self-Storage Beats Rental Properties

Self-storage investing saved AJ Osborne’s life. After sudden paralysis and being left in a coma, AJ was fired from his job. He couldn’t work, walk, breathe, or do anything without assistance. Strapped to a hospital be...

John D. Prospect seemed a bit odd, but wants to pay cash in full up front
29 June 2014 | 19 replies

A prospect called me the other day inquiring about an apartment I have for rent and I got a strange feeling, but maybe it was just his personality...anyway, he said his boss wants him to move closer to work and wan...

JR C. Hereos Act will hurt landlords in a bad way
2 June 2021 | 323 replies

Forgive me if this has been posted before. A search didn't find anything. As you probably know, the Democrats in the House passed the Hereos Act, A part of this bill calls for a Federal Ban on evictions of any residen...

Robin Grimes Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
3 May 2023 | 1572 replies

Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.

I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...