Matt Morgan
What happened to my $30,000 profit?
I thought I would post a recap of my first flip, a deal I thought was a slam dunk but didn't turn out to be in the end. The house directly next door, which was identical to mine, sold for $105k earlier that year and t...
Katie Willcox
Pre-Screening - Are We Being Too Tough?
Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it. We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...
Collin Hays
Gatlinburg: $1000 psf
I figured this day was coming. A good friend of mine just bought two-500 sq ft rental homes in Gatlinburg for $1 million. Granted, these are near downtown and right on the Roaring Fork River.This isn’t an out of sta...
David Jiang
Rental applicant wants a copy of my driver's license?
I'm wondering if anyone here has run into this and if so, how you dealt with it.I'm currently listing a rental as a private landlord and not getting a lot of hits except one applicant with solid scores and income. The...
Cory Kohut
My experiene with Brian Gibbons and his REI Skills coaching program.
First:I was a student of Brians for about 30 days before quitting the program.There were a few reasons I quit but one of the main reasons was I no longer had any trust in Brian Gibbons and the things he said he was...
Jarek L.
do I need an agent?
Hello
I'm new to this forum. I've reading many post in the last 2 weeks and now have one question.
I'm living in one of the EU Countries and would like to buy some properties in the US especially in Detroit area and ...
Jacob Beg
Did I dodge a bullet or was I too suspicious?
I had a rental application from someone with poor credit. She furnished paystubs showing a very handsome salary and was more than qualified, willing to make two months security deposit and start the lease immediately ...
Steve Sdre
getting out of lease problem
This is the problem. I rented an apt, signed a one year lease. Due to death in family had to leave after 5 months. Offered the landlord to pay an extra 2 month rent to let me out of lease, they refused. They said only...
Phineas Howie
How Good is Zillow's "Zestimate" of Home Value
While using the site Zillow to browse for multi family investment properties I have noticed what they call their "Zestimate." (their estimation of the home's value) I would like to know how useful other investors hav...
Corby Goade
Avg Purchase Price Vs. Avg Rents in Your Town
I am curious about the buy and hold markets in other cities in the US. I know there are MANY variables to this information, but let's attempt to keep it general for the sake of simplicity. In my town (Boise, ID) you c...