Jacob Branch
Have 300k but do not know what to do with it
I currently have 300k but recently lost my job. I have no income as of now and spend around 2 thousand a month in rent and other expenses (i.e. two months later I now have 298k left to invest). The money is not invest...
Al Williamson
I Got Busted Slumming
A neighborhing landlord sent me this picture of my gate behind one of my rentals:
The privacy tarp needs replacement. He asked me to join him in improving the look of the alley.
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Jerry N.
tenant death
Anyone ever have a tenant die on them with no heirs or with no heirs who want to do anything about it? Happened in Cook County, IL. The local police and a state representative were at one point involved but no more....
Matthew Berry
Direct Mail Getting Started
I just finished listening to the Michael Quarles interview on the Bigger Pockets podcast. Wow... What excellent content. I especially appreciated the position that Michael takes on not working on weekends. Not being a...
Eric Eickhof
How to Make a Cold Call
Making an impact as a cold caller in a world full of cold callers is an art. You have all these people out there who are constantly beset on all sides by scammers posing as the IRS, Microsoft, Carnival Cruises, you n...
Nathan Eberly
Professional Relationships
I wish there were a poll ability with the forum (if there is, please point me in the right direction).Just as a check on fellow investors and professionals active in the forum, how often do you connect on a one-on-one...
Dawn Anastasi
Curtains from a bedsheet
I've advocated putting curtains in rental property over spending money on mini-blinds and having them ruined by tenants. However, did you know you can make curtains from a flat bedsheet?I made these curtains from a f...
Jennifer White
Remodeled duplex-tenant on other side is upset
New landlord here! We acquired our first duplex in December with one tenant staying in place and the other one was evicted before we closed for multiple reasons. The side of the evicted tenant was pretty bad and the...
Michael Seeker
Bought a 4-plex at the commissioner's sale, what about tenant deposits?
As the title says, I just bought a 4-plex at the commissioner's sale today. I went over and had a chat with the tenant who is the "manager" of the property along with 2 or 3 others that the previous (delinquent) o...
Lance Pualani
Mentor Possibility.
Ok so today I was at work with my colleagues and it was a job that one of them had gotten. When I got there I noticed that it was being completely remodeled. So the first thing that popped into my head was that thi...