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Ok, here's the story. We are rehabbing out of state. This has proven to be extremely difficult and stressful. We hired a contractor to do a job for $1300. He did the job, we paid him, but there was much more that n...
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Philly Landlords,
I am paying the water utility on my East Kensington duplex and just got hit with a $485 water bill (when it averages $112 in the summer)! I sent the plumbers in, and they found a leak in the wall du...
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Please assist....I have a drug dealer for a tenant. I actually saw the person dealing. My immediate reaction was to call the police and evict him. Then...several things came to my mind.
a) If I have him arrested,...
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I mentioned in my introductory post that I would attempt to chronicle my experiences as a first-time real estate investor here, in the hopes that some other new investors may relate to them and maybe even find them he...
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Let me start and people can add:1. Deeding a property in their personal name to a LLC.Why, because you now have additional costs and are getting no asset protection since your LLC didn’t buy the property (and 99% of t...
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I’m interested in getting more into rental real estate investing (and potentially investing in notes). My main goal is to make sure I generate enough cash flow to cover my family’s needs which are around $80k per year...
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I recently purchased 5 duplexes in Tampa, FL. All leases state clearly tenants pay all their own utilities. (these leases where in place when we purchased) Seller confirmed tenants pay all their own utilities. All sep...
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I began investing in syndications as a multifamily limited partner around 5 years ago, and the passive income that I'm making is enough that I was able to quit my job last week. I'm 56 years old, and I was an accredi...
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Hi All,
Closed my 1st deal from the the 1st 1,000 mailers I sent out to absentee owners mid May.
The 2nd mailer (1,000YL's) produced less than 12 calls and my last mailer produced 3 hang ups and a not s...
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Hello All,How do I find a realtor whose interests align with mine and I know aren’t using me for their own benefit?Thank you,David