Tony Marcelle
What about the downside to multi-family investing?
I hear other people talk about buying a multi-family home is the path to create wealth. The passive income sounds great, but no one mentions the problems that come with it like becoming a landlord now means stuff have...
Rob K.
Tenants refuse to be home for AC installation, expect me to be...
I rent a duplex to two groups of two tenants, so you`d think among the 4 of them, somebody could be home for a new AC unit to be installed.When they first notified me of the problem, I asked them to check the breaker,...
Timothy W.
How to lose instant networking credibility
I went to a networking event Thursday for the first time in a long time and was sitting down when some idiot walked around the entire room and put his business card in front of everyone before even telling us who he w...
Peter Haymond
Did any of you start investing in property in college?
I'm working two part time jobs (one at a mattress store on the weekends, another for a realtor) plus I'm taking classes this summer in college. I do my best to study real estate in my spare time and my parents tell me...
Andrew Bissada
First time homeowner - Buy duplex without seeing both units?
I am looking into buying my first property to house hack. I am looking at both SFH and Duplexes. I like that I could have privacy with a Duplex(live on one side, rent out the other), but it has its own challenges.
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Jerry Kisasonak
Transfer taxes on contract assignments?
I recently had someone tell me that you have to pay transfer taxes when you assign a contract. Is this true?
I've done contract assignments and have never paid any transfer tax. In my mind, there is no transfer of o...
Aaron Mazzrillo
Converting Apartment Bldg from Oil Heat to Nat. Gas
I have a 3 unit apt bldg in MA, what is commonly referred to as a 'triple-decker' out there. It is currently heated by and oil burning furnace. After some investigation, I have discovered a program that will lend prop...
Gabriel G.
Advice for a college sophomore on how to approach REI
Hello! I'm currently a student at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Finance. I spend most of my time in between Houston (hometown) and Austin, TX. Due to a mix of scholarships and having parents that are g...
Karen F.
Just for your reading pleasure... crazy entitled tenant
Last March, at the beginning of the pandemic, one of our tenants didn't pay, and didn't answer our texts. Finally, she contacted me. Her husband had left her. She had no food. She had no dog food. She had no mone...
Chris McKenna
From Ramsey Disciple to Interested STR Investor. Help!
Hello -
I am a disciple of Ramsey's Baby Steps and for those of you that follow him, I am on Baby Step 6 (Pay down my home mortgage) + Pay off my second home which has become an investment property since we left Mai...