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Adding value to the dealEveryone wants to get involved in real estate. We all watch Flip This House, or Flip or Flop or Fixer Upper. We hear about people wholesaling or renting, but we don't really dive into how you a...
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Friday after submitting my water meter reading I received a call from the water company informing me that the water usage at my 6 unit property was twice the average and that I should expect ~$1000 water bill for the ...
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The good news, I had no issues buying my first 3 unit in Worcester, MA. The bad news, its been limping along with bad tenants and horrible property managers. I've run the numbers inside out and upside down and don't k...
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You just received an application for your rental. You call the prior landlord and find out your applicant was their best tenant ever and always paid rent early! Things are looking up! But how do you know that this is ...
Hi there! I spent hours last night pouring over this forum and hadn’t found anything that quite addressed my unique and frustrating situation. I recently closed on my first home in Miami FL (yay!) and it’s 2 houses, ...
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I am relatively new here an haven't posted but I have run accross an issue on one of my properties.
I bought a property with a partner and it is just now being rented out this month. He has more experience with re...
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Okay, I've gotten an application from another family. I don't have their financials yet (for some reason, though she emailed to application to me, she snail-mailed the other docs!?!?). I also haven't run credit chec...
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I have an icredible passion for RE investing. I usually read and try to learn about it everyday. Not because I feel I should but because I love to. I have slowly been positioning myself to start a resedential renta...
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After my nightmare experience with some really bad tenants, the tenant i replaced in February 2012 has been nothing but pleasant. She is a executive interior designer for a major bank and she remodeled my kitchen. She...
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Hi, My tenant called me to ask permission to install solar panels along with a power wall installed on the property. They are very good tenants, no issues in any matter for the last 2 years. They have replaced all the...