Lou Palazzo
The value of real estate agent's services
What services does a real estate agent provide for an investor?As a newbie I've been working with a real estate agent who owns apartments and other properties so that I can learn of few things from him. Recently, I fo...
Miles Warren
Partnership agreement between Investor and "contractor"
Hello,I was contacted by a friend who wants to invest in flipping houses and me to do the work. He would basically be a silent investor, I would put together a bid to get the work done and pick and choose the work i w...
Mike Kalob
"Real" Contractor Accepted Payment Terms
It seems every contractor wants at minimum 1/3rd, 1/3rd, 1/3rd (or more upfront), despite advice on here to not put more than 10% down.I've scoured the General Contractor Payments in the forums and it seems the ones w...
Casi Rice
What qualities to look for in a good agent? Trying to learn as a new agent
I am in no way asking for business but rather for your opinions, thank you! My question: When you are looking for an agent to work with, what are qualities you look for and want? I ask because I would like to work wit...
Joe S.
Cheap way to fix a roof? No HOA
I have a house that is a two bedroom one bath property with a decent size lot. There is no HOA and the setting is such that a person would not drive up and necessarily see the roof. I really do not want to replace th...
Katie Southard
Selling Rental before Cap Gains Timeline
Moved July 31 2023
Renters lease expires 2/2025
Must have lived 2 of last 5 to avoid cap gains if sold.
I’d rather not sign a new lease and go month to month but they’ll push for it.
Worst case scenario we ...
Skye Anderson
Have you ever heard of the utility meter being stolen?
Myself and a partner have a SFH under contract in St. Louis, MO (this is a long-distance transaction) that we intend to purchase as a buy and hold. We just learned yesterday that they were unable to do the municipal i...
Account Closed
CA Handyman (not Contractor) has started asking for $500 in Labor per job
Am a NY licensed contractor who moved out here to LA county barely a year ago.. my CA contractor license is still pending. So in the mean time, I been keeping busy with working on my own properties and a few small lan...
Jim K.
Tired of all the winning
10:51 pm, I get a call from a tenant at my duplex. She tells me that her roommate is having seizures, that she's called 911, and that 10-12 of her roommate's friends are streaming out of the apartment as we speak. I h...
Ken Latchers
Landlords - What are all your practical Money savers?
I thought it would be nice to have a collecting point for day to day money/time savers for rentals. Some things I do or have seen on the forum so far:
Remove storm doors.
Advertise rentals on craigslist
Remove or lo...