Arthur Banks
Upgrade bath floors before or after move out?
I'm wondering whether to upgrade the bath floors before or after the tenant moves out. My current tenant is coming up for renewal and I'm not sure if she's staying (during the interview she stated 1 year to get her cr...
Chase Hoover
Valuing Vacation Cabin Property (4 cabins) Cap Rate?
I have a river property with 4 cabins we rent on Airbnb. I'm considering selling but am having a hard time finding the right valuation. Since it is a unique property with 4 cabins in a vacation rental destination, I...
Thomas Parsley
Phantom Bidding? Happening again?
Just tossing out my 2 pennies worth here, but could this actually be happening again? Just curious if anyone here has had any experience with phantom (fake) bidding. I was listening to Ep. 41 yesterday and it mention...
Jan Farley
Addendum to property management agreement re:plumbing emergencies
Had an owner scream at me because I sent a plumber to check out a leak from bathtub, saying there is no leak blah blah blah. I hold a $300 pad, but plumbing leaks are emergencies and should be looked at ASAP. I’d lik...
Jen Hoang
How to to move properties into living trust without a lawyer
We have 4 properties. Our primary (my husband's) and one rental (mine) in San Diego, CA. One rental in Indiana and one rental in Texas. We just created a living trust and would like to fund the trust with our proper...
Joe Salimao
Direct Mail
Hi guys,
I have a direct mail marketing campaign underway but I keep going back and forth on which type of envelope to use. I have used a standard #10 and also and double window #9. The double window is convenient bu...
Noam Ofan
Landlord Charging too much from security deposit
Hi there,I have a friend who just moved out of a rental and his landlord charged him for cleaning and repairs down to the penny. The PM of this landlord gave his opinion which is - everything was left in great conditi...
Drew Sygit
Tired of Only Negative PMC Stories - Who Has Positive Stories?
Seems everyday there's a new post about a bad experience with a Property Management Company.While it's our opinion, that at least 50% of our local competition are incompetent or crooks, we do know several that, like u...
Sean Ruggiero
Tax Question: Anyone pumped up AGI for a Re-Fi and later ammend??
Hi, I am trying to refinance out of a bridge loan and am pushing to meet the mark on income. My CPA suggested I use my W2 and my Rental Income and basically not claim much if any of the tens of thousands in expenses t...
Account Closed
Fortune Builders Retreat
I recently attended the free class offered by Fortune Builders and I decided to sign up for the weekend retreat. I also signed up for the online course about tax lien investing.
Has anyone on this forum attended this...