Roselin G.
Trustworthy contractor or no?
hello!
I’m working or attempting to work with a contractor who wants $1000 deposit before he’ll give me a breakdown of the renovation. I gave him a list of updates and he quoted me 60-75k. I asked for a breakdown so ...
Emily M.
If you could buy in any market, where would you buy?
The topic says it all: say you could invest in residential (multifamily, with maybe a few house flips here and there) up to 500k. Where would you go? I'm sick of Chicago's property tax hikes. Looking for markets that ...
Lei Pan
Why investors dump their Milwaukee low end rental properties?
I have done a lot of studies of listed Milwaukee properties, particularly those listed below $50k. I am surprised to see a couple of investors are unloading their properties by selling in bundles. Their properties a...
David Sosna
So you want to make the neighborhood better, huh?
A big dilemma we are dealing with it gentrification and what it means to us. We want to invest in our own neighborhood for many reasons. We want to be close to our houses. We love it here. We love the mix of middle cl...
Brook Vosler
Why do REI dislike or avoid life insurance?
As a real estate investor and financial advisor I usually understand the mindset of other investors. Individuals in real estate are usually more willing to take on risk which is often rewarded. I understand REI’s usua...
Sam T.
Tenant wants oven replaced, it's not broken
I'm a new landlord and not quite sure what to do in this situation, so any advice is greatly appreciated. My tenant asked me today if I would replace the oven (gas stovetop) because it has a lot of tiny grease stains ...
Joe S.
Less cash flow than all the hype would suggest.
I have been investing for years, so I may know a little something…
In my experience, at least in Texas the taxes increased faster than rent increase. However, I do have properties in Mississippi. Taxes are not so ba...
Michael Moikeha
Contractor Pay Schedule
Last year I had a contractor walk in the middle of a job with a few extra thousand dollars we had paid them, and it cost more than that to get another contractor in there to complete it.I have a $150,000 project right...
Chris Lopez
Denver Coronavirus updates and Q&A
Over the last week (man how fast the world can change!) I've had clients and fellow investors and agents reach out to ask questions on the market. I share what I know and often learn tidbits from them.
It's been a gr...
Debbie Lee
Please help $41,000 paid to a guru company to be refunded !
Hi to all investors out there, hope you have any advise or resource to help me out.About 3 weeks ago I paid about $41,000 to a real estate investing company. After I have paid, their attitude and responsibility promis...