Jason Xenakis
How do you effectively choose a real estate agent: The Real, Real Estate Agents?
Hello folks. First post. Happy to be here. My wife and I decided to start out of state rental investing in Columbus Ohio. How can one, who has only rudimentary knowledge in real estate without any boots on ground exp...
Jed Butikofer
No more mortgage payment, but not yet FI/RE: How should I utilize these funds in REI?
Hi Everyone!
I recently started with a new company that is paying for my housing, vehicle, and fuel. This has freed up my income substantially from where I was working previously. Looking for thoughts and suggestions...
Sheena R Roth
Sweet 80 year old tenant can’t afford rent
We are under contract on a side by side duplex near our hometown in Ohio. We just found out that we are inheriting the sweetest 80 year old tenant who has lived in the place for 20 years. Market rent is $950+. This li...
David Kanarek
Beware of Norada Capital: Caveat Emptor My Fellow Small Investors !!!
In 2023, I invested in some Norada Capital Management 7 year Promissory Notes and last week less than one year after signing the last note, I receive a "form" email addressed to "Valued Investor", dated June 20th, 202...
Shiloh Lundahl
Is BUYING in a GOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT even that important anymore?
The reason for this post is because I often read other investors post about looking for a property in an area where they have good schools. We did that. We bought a home in Burbank, California, a very expensive suburb...
Steven Gesis
Tenant moved out and so did the mechanical equipment... more....
Recent tenant eviction, although they are rare in my world, they do occur once in a while, this one was like no other one before, tenants of (3) years, stopped paying the rent, we had to evict the tenant, the tenant m...
Joshua Dorkin
Do You Know ALL the Expenses Associated with a House Flip?
One of our Bloggers, Justin Pierce, wrote a fantastic article that took an in depth look at all of the costs associated with a house flip.
This is a MUST read for any newbie rehabber/flipper:
Rehabbers! Know ALL t...
Chris Reynolds
Tenant won't move out and requesting a Jury trial...
I have a tenant who is month to month and is a lawyer who has a checkered past to put it nicely, he is a felon, but has been given his law license back. He has stopped paying rent, and told me he will not pay, or move...
Mike V.
Anyone Heard of Credit Card Builders?
My team leader Dave receives guru advice from a couple of different guys. One in particular is a guy named Jay Conner from the The Private Money Authority. In our attempt to find private money, we came accross Marty B...
Vivan Bhalla
RentToRetirement.com Review - Beware of this scam
Hi all,So I was reviewing a list of reviews given by people on RTR (Rent to retirement) and was surprised to found not even one negative, which made me think of my experience and I decided to write a review so as to s...