Tony Whitaker
How rural is too rural for investing?
Simple question honestly, how rural is too rural to invest. I live in a town of 602 (I commute for work) we have a town of 10k 9 miles west and a town of 5k 20 miles east. 100k+ populations are 80 miles either way. ...
Amador Abreu
Tenant not responding and not paying rent
Dear communityAfter almost 6 years being a landlord I am facing for the first time a tenant that is not paying the rent and not responding to phone call, text message and even a letter placed at his door.I have writte...
Dan Hughes
Trying to figure out REI in the current economy
Hi All. New member here. Considering REI but trying to educate myself first. Biggest concern is how to gain cash flow in the current economy with high house prices, increasing interest rates and flat rental rates. I c...
Matthew T.
In process of Evicting Tenants and they lost key and can't get in
So, I have some problematic tenants. It's almost a comical story if they didn't owe me money. I gave them an eviction notice Monday for not paying rent and they have overstayed their lease. They texted me today asking...
Luke Ache
Investment ideas in Huntsville, AL
I have been here for 2 weeks now, I moved here from CO to work in the aerospace industry and I am still trying to learn the market. I was wondering what have been your experiences with the following here in Huntsville...
Rick Fonseca
Partner has past due child support
Advice me on how to handle this issue please.My partner and I have under contract a residential property for a fix and flip. The issue that has come up is that we submitted everything under his name only and now he te...
Jeongmin J.
Milpitas Vs. San Jose downtown
Hi,I am looking into investment property such as 3 bedroom condo in Milpitas and San Jose downtown area. It appears that Milpitas has better school but San Jose downtown has better appreciation up-side as BART will b...
Alex T.
Tenant damage and security deposits (MA)
I just purchased a triplex in Chelsea (East Boston area). My plan now is to slowly update the units and improve the quality of the tenant base. 2 of the units are occupied, I'll be updating kitchen and bathroom in the...
Aaron Mazzrillo
San Bernardino, CA
I get hits on the key word San Bernardino about once a day. I cringe any time I see a newbie investor talking about investing there, especially when it comes to multifamily - which I absolutely would not be interested...
Mitch Monmouth
Detroit numbers - what's missing?
I find many listings in Detroit Metro suburbs that appear to have a 30% cash-on-cash rental value - e.g. $40K in a decent neighborhood with $1100/mo rental value.
I'm sure some of these require work that would reduce...