Avee-Ashanti Shabazz
How do we create affordable housing for poor people?
How do we create housing that is affordable for the existing citizens of Birmingham and still make a profit? The current Revitalization is setting market rates far out of reach of most all Birmingham citizens with hou...
Brian Mathews
What do we gain by managing our own rental properties?
I've listened to many of the podcasts on this site. Many recommend that a buy and hold investor should start by managing his/her own properties. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they have gained by managi...
John Gach
Informed tenant of raising rent, they claim they can’t afford it.
So I bought my dads property, it came with a tenant who has lived there since the day he bought it 30 years ago. He never raised rent, it’s at $400/month. The unit isn’t very nice, she’s a smoker and there’s nicotin...
Bay H.
what are good income options for $150k-$300k?
My parents and my in-laws recently gave us $150k each. We don't really need their money so now we have $300k extra in cash. I'm thinking of investing for cash flow to supplement their monthly income. I plan to t...
Coe Davis
Market crash prep
What do you do when you purchase a house, rent it out and then the market crashes and the house is no longer worth paying such a high rent rate to potential renters comaparing them to other houses but you are still s...
Justin Silverio
What is your best rebuttal?
When talking to a seller, what is your best rebuttal for "A real estate agent said that I could get $X for the home".
Assume $X is much higher than an investor would be willing to pay.
Katherine Rossell
Inherited Our First Problem Tenant, Please offer any suggestions!
My partner and I just closed on a three unit the end of July. We purchased the building from someone who was not a good landlord. Two of the tenants in the building are still on his year lease. The lease is very vague...
Tay Lovett
Off-Market Properties? How do you acquire them?
How much do you spend on marketing to find off-market properties? If you are not marketing, how do you come across your off-market deals?
Paul Altman
Private money lending advice
Hi
I am considering loaning money in a situation where I would be getting 35-40% of the profit and also a preferred interest rate on my money. This would more so be a partner situation so not lending to stri...
Andrew R.
Experience with USREEB?
Hi, I'm looking for input / review on working with US Real Estate Equity Builders (USREEB) in Kansas City, MO. They do mostly turnkey-ready investment homes. Thanks for any input on this company.