Firstly, let me say though I have been investing for a handful of years I have only been an active landlord for a the last three. I find myself now reaching the point when I have begun to experience some of the staple...
I've been chained to my couch today perusing all kinds of posts here, and it got me thinking about my recent closings. Someone may find these lessons useful:
1. I refinanced a duplex in April with a new mortg...
Ok.. well, my parents originally wanted to sell a commercial property. They signed a contract agreeing to close on may 31, 2007. May 31st has passed. My parents decided to tell the broker that they will think about...
I have started door knocking with Pre-Foreclosure leads for about 1 week. Out of the 8 people that I have visited 2 have been listed with a real estate agent. 4 were vacant. 1 person answered the door but the owner wi...
I was reading this article https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/07/30/how-to-be-a-landlord/. The last tip says don't be the owner so you can avoid more confrontations. This seems like a great idea, but I don'...
Does anyone have experience with Real Property Management Clarity Team in Toledo, OH?what do you like and what do you don't like about them?
We're pretty certain my first floor tenant has taken an additional occupant since signing her lease (about 4-5 months after the lease began). The lease states there would be three occupants, and this would be he fourt...
I have a house under contract and showed a potential buyer the property today. There is a tenant so I had to have the seller come out to get me in. It became apparent by the time I left that there has been some collud...
I just received an angry voicemail from a homeowner who left a message saying “Typical bullsh*t” and then hung up the phone. I called back to genuinely get his information to take him off the mailing list, but when he...
Found a deal to house hack, spoke to 4 different lenders and everyone promised they could do the deal when they asked for the initial set of documents. Decided to go with one of the one that promised we would have clo...