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Donna Drake Serious Misinformation
29 September 2010 | 20 replies

Hi, all,

My closing date has been extended to the 29th of September as my buyers buyer is shy 10K on their loan.

I had two offers, and chose the second offer because she was supposed to be a CASH sale.

This is not ...

Account Closed Buying an Apartment Complex
7 July 2010 | 27 replies

Hey guys,

I am interested in buying an apartment complex. How do you determine which markets are good to invest in right now?

How do you find out about market cap rates across the states?

What would you do from a ...

Johann Jells Best way to bluff a PITA NJ tenant into leaving?
10 July 2019 | 32 replies

I've had it with my entitled, complaining, disruptive tenants. They have the nicest unit I own, not the most expensive, and complain more than my 11 other units. The final straw is a leaving a note threatening violenc...

Account Closed TRAPPED in a Bad House Hacking Situation due to COVID-19 Laws
7 April 2020 | 16 replies

I decided to try house hacking with my first Duplex, I'm living on the top unit and renting out the bottom unit. I rented the other unit out on a month-to-month basis in the beginning of March, right before the corona...

Elizabeth O. This is one reason I would not self manage...
24 June 2016 | 31 replies

Long story short... My property manager went to show one of my town-homes.
Turns out my tenant decided it was ok to put/punch holes in walls and put his cigarettes out on the carpet in every room. It's a shame beca...

Dan Rudolph Requested: A story about a RE Crowdfunded debt deal gone bad
1 September 2016 | 28 replies

I have invested in over 40 RE debt deals on various crowdfunding platforms.  The oldest is about 8 months old.  Every one of them is happily chunking along paying 10%+.I am currently in the too-good-to-be-true phase. ...

Jesse S. Horizontal Cracks in basement on Turnkey Inspection Report
28 December 2018 | 30 replies

I got the inspection report for a turnkey property I am considering buying. There was one item listed in the 'Major Item' section. See language below along with pictures:"Horizontal cracking on East side of basement. ...

Robert Steele At what point is tenant not responsible for paint and carpet condition
22 November 2021 | 26 replies

I had a tenant move out after 5 years and the carpets are absolutely trashed. They were brand new when they moved in. I know the IRS assumes carpets are only good for 5 years so I am thinking I should not deduct this ...

Mike Flynn Can you avoid paying the listing agent in a sale?
16 August 2022 | 25 replies

I've been looking a lot more into creative financing (like seller financing, subject-to, and lease options), but was curious how you'd go about that with a property listed on the MLS through an agent/broker. Let's say...

Ben M. Should I allow pet in unit
17 December 2021 | 29 replies

Someone with a pet is interested in renting one of the units in my duplex in Texas City, TX. Is this a big issue or how could we make this work?
A pet deposit maybe, higher rent?