John Park
Tenant sees a ghost. What should my response be?
So...one of my tenants is claiming that she and her daughter are seeing a spirit in the house. Did not know how to respond to this. If it was a maintenance item I would send my guy to take a look right away, but what ...
Jonathan W.
Why do so many new people want to wholesale?
Why do so many new people want to wholesale to get started in real estate? Is it because all the guru's talk about it making it seem great. To me, it looks like it sucks. I would rater get a 2nd job at a good rate to ...
April C.
Multi family education program: a scam/MLM?
I attended a weekend training program offered by a multi family investment club and found that at least 2/3 of their training was about selling their courses and advertising for their sponsors/partner companies. The f...
Robin Grimes
I get asked "So, how many properties do you own?"
"So, how many properties do you own?"
I get this question almost every time I tell someone that I'm a real estate investor. Tenants and applicants ask the same question also. I generally respond with a smile and s...
Manco Snead
Hold or Sell Multifamily with High Appreciation?
Greetings good people,
I'm looking for some feedback on the decision to sell or a hold a duplex I've had for 6 years. In short, it cash flows very well ($1000/month, partly because I put 40% down), is in a desirable ...
Upen Mody
Sick of Wholesalers!!!
I am tired of wholesalers that exaggerate ARV in their listings. Living in South Florida, I feel like pretty much all of them put unrealistic ARV in their emails as there is no accountability. Should I not expect any...
Brandon Ingegneri
If your going to quit your job or drop out of college, read this
I’ve been reading a ton of posts recently where people have recently quit college or a job, or are thinking about doing so. While I commend people on having the commitment and passion to peruse a different path, but t...
Andrew Bertram
Managing your own properties
I have had a rental property for almost 5 years now. I have been happy with my property management company for the most part. However, I would like to start taking care of this on my own. I feel like the knowledge ...
Stephen Masek
Debt, The biggest drug
The Orange County Register ran this article by me on 11/6/2011, and I though you-all might like it.
Debt is the worst drug in America, because it directly harms the most people.
The debt pushers have en...
Roger S.
People that make you shake your head
How many people do you know that just make you shake your head at their financial predicament? I mean, hey, I came late in life to financial sanity and the decision to invest and retire early, and made lots of stupi...