Ricardo Avila
Newbie from Rockwall TX
My name is Ricardo Avila but my friends call my Ricky. I am and aircraft mechanic and love what I do but I also really enjoy real estate. I am in the process of purchasing my second house and my goal is to buy at le...
Tom Shi
Past water intrusion in crawlspace and undermining of foundation
I am the buyer under contract of this house (built in 1991), during inspection we find that in the crawlspace there was evidence of past water flooding up to 1/2 foot deep. There is already a trench and sump-pump inst...
Axel Lafortune
Water Heater - Buy VS Rent ?
Hi BP,I need to replace 3 water heaters in my building and considering wether I should rent or buy new ones. On one side, I could buy and instal new ones ; in terms of cost it's gonna be a 1 time expense and if anythi...
Kyle Soudalan
Tenants not paying rent
I know, this topic probably comes up once a week. As usual, newer investors try to exhaust all their options for what to do. Send a notice, eviction, "cash for keys", etc. And more experienced investors likely have a ...
Dexter Bryant
Effective Approaches For Networking With Investors?
Greetings to each and all :)I'm just starting out, so naturally I have tons of questions.What approaches have you found to be effective in networking and connecting with investors ? I've been studying my local mark...
Angelica Trygar
Not sure what to do
Last year on July 31st I made the biggest mistake throughout my time as a landlord. I should've saw the red flags when the "couple " and daughter were fifteen minutes last to their appointment and the cosigner is a ...
Torey Chumbley
Best Memphis B neighborhoods?
I am visiting family in Texas and decided to make a side trip to Memphis for couple of days to check out the market here. This will be my first rental and I want to play it fairly safe. Do any of you have thoughts abo...
Nicole Heasley Beitenman
How do you verify ID?
We just hosted a wonderful tenant from Furnished Finder. She submitted her credit/background check and all payments via Keycheck. I never met her as the key was exchanged via lockbox. But it did occur to me that a tot...
DeVonna White
Benefits of having an LLC when flipping
Is it beneficial to have an LLC before flipping and rehabbing homes? What are are some drawbacks you've encountered by not having an LLC established?
Karen Cabanaw
Why use a realtor?
I was on site reading a topic about "Why use a Realtor" and an ex-realtor had a comment about how realtors are over paid and people shoud do the FSBO. I thought about it for a while. I just want to say tha...