Justin Matesic
Almost A Year in... Need feedback
So the end of the summer will make it a year since I've bought my first property. I'm feeling pretty anxious about it lately, mostly because of a potential issue with my PM.I specifically looked for small MFR, that al...
Christian Brodin
12 Must Knows for Your Property Management Agreement
In 2012 we hired a management company to manage one of our out of area properties in Illinois. What initially looked like a great match turned out to be a disaster, and we had to terminate the company after just one m...
Jack Perfett
What Should I be Doing With My Money?
My name us Jack Perfett and I am a 20 year old college student that lives in Pittsburgh. I currently have no expenses, (college and housing is paid for) and am interning this summer and making decent money. I figured ...
Elizabeth Pharis
Learned about Fannie Mae too late
Unfortunately we didn't fall under the category of "deal fell through at the last minute." Ours went through. Long story short, we found a house on Coldwell Banker. Drove 4 hours to look at the property....twice. ...
Matt Banahan
Newbie: First Property in SoCal (local area) or Out of State?
Would love to hear opinions on purchasing in the more expensive Los Angeles / San Diego areas for first rental property to keep it closer? Or look at lower priced markets out of state?Hesitant in out of state due to t...
Jeremy Jones
How can a "subject to" property be sold without paying off the Deed first?
Today I listened to (and very much enjoyed) Podcast #70 today which focused on buying properties "subject to".One aspect that I feel unclear about: How can a property be sold without satisfying the existing mortgage D...
Ryan Beasley
Commercial Retail Vs. Warehouse. Which is better to list as?
I have a seller that I've been back in forth with about listing their property for about a week or two now. She owns a retail/warehouse building and is adamant about listing it as a warehouse and NOT retail.
Why is t...
Josh Danna
Knob + Tube Rewire
I have a house that has some active knob and tube wiring still in the house. I have been gathering quotes to update all of the wiring and update the panel but the quotes are coming out a lot higher than I was expectin...
Rory Kinnear
Starting REI with low income, high capital
Hi folks, I've been researching how to get started with REI (house-hacking/duplex, or SFR with roommates), and am wondering what sort of strategies people use when starting off with lower income but high starting capi...
Sarah Jones
Owner financing
I have about 30k saved.. and I want to buy a second home owner financing. I tried to look many ways and can't seem to find a deal.. what's the easiest or best way to find owner fianancing deals... can't seem to find a...