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I had a slab leak in my rental home. The insurance adjuster and contractor he brought in were great! I couldn't believe how much would be covered; we would be getting a whole new kitchen and flooring thru out most of ...
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Hi Y'all. Please provide guidance!Background: I have a SFH rental in Houston suburbs (cypress area) which I have rented to same tenant for past 5 years. Tenant don't want to renew lease until potential mold problem is...
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Recently, most of you are aware, I got struck a deadly blow to my short sale business. When I say I literally spend a majority of my day(not including being a father to 5 and a husband to a very supportive wife) I am ...
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My sister and I are new to REI, but we're stoked as hell to jump in, and we happen to be lucky enough to have access to ~$275K in cash. We're trying to think through what is the best approach for investing this cash i...
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does anyone think Detroit and its surrounding areas will recover.. Right now I am looking on zillion and the prices for these homes are crazy! I just seen a home for sale for $1,300 that sold for $160,000 in 2008.....
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I have an opportunity to buy a triplex in a small-ish town. The owner is 80 years old and just wants to retire from landlord duties. She owns it free and clear. The list price is $80K, but after doing the comps in ...
So bare with me here ladies and gentlemen, I'm new and this is my first post. I haven't spent much time browsing the forums as I've been trying to gather knowledge from other sources reading books, podcasting, webinar...
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Hello all,I'm an out of state newbie investor looking at a couple properties in Rockford, IL and would like to get some local insight and help before I pull the trigger. The properties i'm looking at look good in the ...
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Economic Update
(Labor Day Edition)
This crazy bizarre year will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the most challenging times of our lives. A worldwide pandemic, social distancing, facemasks, a recession, histori...
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As everybody knows there is a huge shortage of inventory in many areas of the country. I have been able to stay ahead of this shortage by investing in different areas. Most of these areas have had big rent increases...