Jim Kane
Plenty of Skills but No Cash to Get Started
I know this is a lengthy build up to my three questions at the end, but I have a situation that I would love to hear from current investors, especially from those who are investing in 1-4 unit properties.Here we go.Im...
Kate Watson
Did I screw up? Los Angeles RSO-Owner Occupancy
Long time lurker. Finally signed up to get some answers.My SO and I own a duplex in Los Angeles. We’re trying to get long term tenants to leave. It’s hard to do with the commie rules about rent stabilized properties. ...
Margo Sultenfuss
Transitioning from STR to Midterm
Hi all - due to some changes in my HOA, I need to switch my Airbnb STR over to mid term, specifically month-to-month or anything over that. I am looking to do this by December as I’m planning on keeping my existing re...
Beverly Lafia
Nightmare Tenants that is always pushing the boundries
I have a nightmare tenant who is always pushing the boundaries of what is legal. She lives in a triplex of mine and has taken over the whole front of the triplex. She has so much junk..which isn't that a fire hazard?...
Danny Dang
HI you must be the "new landlord" Here's my list!
Hello all! I just picked my my first rental property which is a 4 plex. The old landlord told the tenants about them having a new landlord. One morning I was walking around picking up trash and looking things to make...
Cody Barnes
Newbie from Columbus, Ohio - How do you stay positive?
Hello BP! My name is Cody and I'm a total noob. I found BP after getting the house hacking bug from a friend who is doing it in Georgia. I'm a full time lab tech at THE Ohio State University and I've been searching ...
Anna Wang
Help! Tenant requested repair during the eviction
Hi everyone! I'm from Michigan. There is a rental we have in metro Detroit area that has deadbeat tenant. She had been a problem from day one. Rent stopped in April but the request for repairs didn't. She requested me...
MAHESH RAMACHANDRAN
Rental investments in Joliet, Aurora, Bolingbrook, IL
Hello REI CommunityI am a newbie looking to build a rental portfolio and currently thinking about investing in rental properties in Joliet,IL, Aurora, IL and Bolingbrook, IL. I selected these areas considering that t...
Kathryn Bowden
What Interest Rate for Owner Financing?
We have agreed to owner finance our primary home for a short term balloon loan. 30 year amortized, and then a balloon at about 16 or 18 months, still working on the details. They do qualify for financing now, but fo...
Heather Fugger
Listing agent advised us to wait for house to going into foreclosure to buy...
I'm not sure if this is the correct category to post to - please let me know if I need to post elsewhere.I found a house that I very much wish to purchase. However, the seller is an elderly woman with significant hea...