Jim Bear
Just did a $400000 deal for $0 down
I negotiated with a seller and got him to finance 20% of the purchase price on a 12-unit building and had the Bank do an 80% LTV which allowed me to retain all of my operating capital. It was a little nerve racking bu...
Lee Common
DOW drops another 445 points is the end in sight?
Anyone have any predictions?
Will the auto bailout help or would this be happening anyway?
Persoanlly given the state of the economy I do not anticipate we are anywhere near the bottom.
Emanuel Ohunwu
Investing security deposits in the stock market.
Has anyone ever considered placing security deposits in the stock market? I'm talking about dividend paying stocks such as Google, Apple or Microsoft. It's an idea I've been playing with. My rental property is in Fort...
Tom Nellman
Deal with tenants...
Hi,We have sourced an off market deal in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The seller owns it outright and only wants 10k to get out of the property and the property will ARV at +130-140k easily. She took the tenants to court and lo...
Collin Hays
Top 10 guest calls for help so far in 2022
I am always fascinated at the things guests encounter at cabins in the Smokies. We keep a log of things that we have physically had to go out and address. So far for 2022, this is our "ESPN Top 10" list:
1. "There...
Kim Handelman
I know a house is going to foreclosure-How do I get it?
HI Everyone,I've had my eye on a property to live-in flip for awhile (it's been an over-priced short sale and the agent said the bank wouldn't budge on price). The owner passed away a few weeks ago and I just found ou...
Kyler J Sloan
Drywall a red flag for Smokey Mountain Rental
I have heard from a few people to stay away from short term rentals in the Gatlinburg area which have drywall walls and ceilings. If the rest of the house is themed correctly, why not simply install wood siding/paneli...
Kevin Zh
Finding deals - do you solely rely on realtor or look for deals yourself?
tl;dr:
realtor only seems to only respond for deals he sends now. Is this
normal or should I look for new more communicative realtor?
I'm a new long distance investor based on the east coast with one SFH
in the...
Maura Paler
Caretaker for Vacation Rental - anyone have a formula?
We have 5 properties in the mountains, upstate NY that we rent by the night and week, year round. We live 4 hours from these properties. We are FINALLY ready to hire someone to Caretake them all - we're not calling it...
Lane C.
Regional vacation markets short term rentals
I am looking into buying a short term rental property. Ive been leaning towards a regional vacation market. I was wondering if anyone has a short term rental in one of these markets and could give me some feedback. I’...