Philip Smith
FOI (Fear Of Investment): How to Convince Wife Investing is Safe
Short IntroductionI currently work full-time in a stable, but dead-end job. I am a IT Technician for an automotive company. Being a non-IT business, the pay is low, but I make due by fixing computers on the side and...
John Hunt
Young 20's investing - What are my advantages?
This fall I will be starting my final year of college and plan on graduating with an engineering degree. Over the last year and a half I have become very interested in real estate investing, particularly rental proper...
James Carlson
Are STRs as we know them dead in Colorado (and other places)?
A bit of a rant here ... I've been in these forums for seven years and have followed the Airbnb laws in Colorado the entire time. I've always been able to find my STR clients investments that are legal and whose numbe...
CHRIS MITCHELL
Excited about first flip until now..HELP!
I'll try to make this short, I'm about to venture into my first flip, property is $58000, rehab costs $50,000, arv $180,000. My liquid funds are extremely limited so finally I found a hard money lender that will fund ...
Justin Brickman
Hypothetical - 15-Unit Apartment or 5 Single Family Homes (All numbers being equal)
One of my client's asked me if I had to choose a portfolio between one 15-unit apartment or five single family homes, which would I choose? If all numbers were equal (purchase price, repairs, cash flow, expenses, etc)...
Mark B.
Visible vs Non Visible Tattoos on Tenant Applicants
Good morning all!I do want to preface this with - I did search the forum briefly for a direct answer and found none. So if there is a thread about this, please let me know!I was reading a few things about people rejec...
Daniel Lehman
Pay off car loan or buy first rental?
So I have a car loan with about 4 years left. The interest rate is at 24%. I have been building my credit up and I'm around 700 now but when I tried for a refi i was denied. Should I pay off my car loan first before I...
Robin Gravlin
What a mess!! This is a whole new education of what NOT to do, and what to READ!!
I need your help on this one! Hopefully an attorney I can hire to get more done as I have not been able to. There is a lot of moving parts to this story, so hang in there....I bought a house from auction to flip in...
Jonathan Weinberger
I spent $800K with Own It Detroit -- $20,000 on this rehab. Rate it! (Part 2)
Hey guys, So I received a TON of dm's about my post in detroit. Really appreciate all the comments and thanks for being open and honest. If I haven't responded to you, I'll get to ya eventually. I'm always happy to ch...
Ade Akingbade
Not Going Well - Seeking Advice for Rental Property Challenges
Last month, I purchased my first rental property in Baltimore for $117k and invested an additional $13k in renovations. Since then, I've encountered several significant issues:
1. **Air Conditioning:** The AC unit ...