Gary P.
My first RE investment before the first rent check
My first post while riding the ripple of closing on my first investment propertyWhy?I followed the path I was taught since grammar school: go to school, get a job, live below your means, save your money, retire. While...
Marco G.
I'm a bonehead(?): I agreed to PM suggested large rent increase
I purchased a number of adjoining properties mid last year. This unit came tenant in place on their first year lease. My first lease renewal of 2016 comes up next month and PM suggested a 9+% rent increase. I was very...
Jonathan Bombaci
Friends and family discount?
We just finished renovating an investment condo in a vacation destination. We do quite a bit of long term rentals but this one was bought with the intention of using it ourselves and then renting it out when we’re not...
Sophie Grizzle
House Hacking My First Investment Property!
Hey Everyone! I'm super excited that 2023 is going to be the year I buy my first investment property. I just relocated to Pensacola, Florida and I'm on the hunt for a deal. I'm planning to use my FHA loan to buy a sma...
Bobby Gillespie
Late To The Party?
I kind of feel like I'm a few years late to the party....I've seen quite a few houses and just feel like there are so many of us scouring every deal out there and the only ones that stay on the shelf are the less than...
Account Closed
Late payers, regulars, slow rolling every month
Earlier this year we took management of our properties back, so we are now self owned and operated. We have found that many tenants do not take the late fees or notices seriously, many want a payment arrangement each ...
J. Martin
Super Smart?..or Super Sucker?..Riding a Great Market Cycle?: 1-Cycle Investors, Leveraging RE, & Feeling (Too?) Good?
“You can only tell who is swimming naked after the tide goes out.” Are newer investors as smart we think we are? Or are we just riding an amazing market off a bottom? This post is to get: 1) The honest truth from inv...
Cameron Brulotte
Travel Nurse Housing
Does anyone use a specific place for short term travel nurses or where would the best place to be to list your property on a site like that?Looking to have travel nurses 3 month stints or so
Cory Lucas
Thoughts on an appropriate response?
One of my tenants sent me this email. I’m having trouble coming up with a tactful way to say, “This isn’t my freaking problem!” LOL, anyone have something better than that to where it sounds like I care and want to he...
Jim Mootrey
Mold: How much to discount?
I am in the due diligence period on a short sale. The inspector found mold in multiple places in the finished basement. The house has been empty since July and the utilities were turned off. I think that is the ...