Jonathan Cope
What was your Most Courageous Moment as an Investor?
I recently wrote a blog post about the start of our real estate investing. Recalling how scared I was when we began made me wonder about stories of courage. I think we were most courageous when we started. Knowing the...
Mike Hartzog
Escrow Agent for Note Sales
I am planning to begin selling performing notes to folks who need income investments and would like to have a 3rd party escrow agent who knows notes and can handle the escrow and closing process. This would include t...
Jacob Camilliere
Need urgent help on tenant water damage issue - FL
Hello all, I need some urgent advice on how to handle a situation that i am currently in.The situation: I own a townhome in Tampa, FL with tenants that have been great. They informed me of a plumbing problem on Friday...
Lee L.
Tenant asking landlord for W9
One of my tenants is asking me for a W9. Ever since they've moved in, they've been paying their rent in 3 checks: a personal check, a check from their first business, and a check from their second business. This has n...
Andy Petzold
Tenant Refuses Fridge for Fear of Ghosts - What would you do?
A few days ago a tenant reported reported that her refrigerator was performing poorly and didn't seem to be cooling as well as it once had. She complained of food spoiling quickly and frozen items partially thawing. T...
Ray Jhala
To permit or not to permit!
Hey Everyone! I purchased my first rental, a duplex, in January of this year. After the tenants left last month I started the rehab process to bring the units up to speed and increase rents to market rates.
The sco...
Joshua Mayo
Fund & Grow Case Study 2019 (A detailed and in-depth analysis)
Hello all!After two months of thorough research, my wife and I decided to take the leap into using Fund & Grow to fund our first rental property investment. We decided to use Fund & Grow (F&G) over other s...
Tim Greenfield
Using 50% rule on TK properties_barely cash flow
I am a newbie but I have 1 rental property in Albuquerque which only breaks even. I currently live in Arizona and I travel a lot overseas for work so I am looking at TK providers. My primary residence is paid for in f...
Ryan B.
Adjustment to 50% Rule
It seems as if a large number of buy and hold investors try to use the 50% rule for their rental properties. I myself think the rule makes perfect sense and that is what I use also.
I would like to get everyone's o...
Jamie Greenberg
Novice questions on Risks associated with PPRs Performing Notes
Hi all. I'm very interested in getting into the note business, and have been checking out Dave Van Horn's PPR company. I would almost definitely be starting out with the more passive performing notes. I've watched ...