Rudy Ratner
Providing laundry for tenants
First time land-lording, so go easy on me :)
The area my property is in has coin-op laundry in the basements which seems to be common on other similarly rented properties in the area. I would deem the neighborhood a...
Logan Allec
Yellow Letters: Is this lady serious? "One does not write in red ink. It shows extremely poor etiquette."
Below is a text message I received in response to a yellow letter I sent out this week. She called me yesterday and left a voicemail, and then I received this text this morning. Has anyone seen something like this b...
Kevin Janssen
Tenants who have dogs
I'm going to be leasing the unit of a duplex I am currently living in as I just bought a 4-plex i'll be moving into. My Duplex has a nicely fenced in backyard and my girlfriend asked if i'd consider leasing to someon...
Michael Limina
The landlord wants to go on vacation....
Hello all,
So, I am very new to all this and I am aggressively seeking to get started in buying rental properties. I like to travel and it just hit me, what do I do if I want to go on vacation and I have several uni...
Brian Pleshek
My First Auction
How did I do on this deal?So, I decided to purchase a second rental property. The property I found was a SFH on foreclosure auction. The price I finally bid was $76k with approximately $4k closing and buyer's premiu...
Joshua Moore
Go to school? Or keep working?
I have a conundrum here, and I'd love to hear some perspective on the subject.So my ultimate goal 5-10 years from now is to have $5000/month in cash flow.I am currently in the military living in Elizabeth City, NC, an...
Ryan Adams
noob attempting tax lien investing in illinois
I'm in Illinois and the annual tax lien sale is coming in the county I live in. I've read Loftis' book and all the forum posts I could find that specifically talked about tax liens (and at least most of your blog pos...
Mikhail Pritsker
Sponsors Underwriting Steps. 10 Questions to ask on the first call
Hello everyone!!
Today, I want to discuss the importance of the Sponsor Underwriting Process. Part I.
Introduction
Sponsor underwriting is a critical aspect of real estate and investment analysis. It involves e...
Christopher Brainard
Issues with Tenant Above a Unit I Own
Hello Everyone,So I've run into my first big problem with landlording. I own a condo but do not own the condo above it. My tenant has been there for approximately 2 months, and the upstairs tenants have been increasin...
Jennifer Rysdam
Closet doors!!! How do you tenant-proof them?
All of my apartments have bi-fold closet doors. It seems like I'm constantly replacing the pins on the tops and bottoms, and replacing/fixing the wood that they go into. Does anyone have any solution to these to keep ...