Craig Shrimpton
What should I target as a risk adjusted rate of return?
All,I know this is a difficult question and depends on each investor's needs, but I'm looking for general guidelines for comparing REIT investments to actual real estate.If I can get a nominal 7.7 ROR investing in a b...
Eric M.
Questions about NPN and being "holder in due course"
Despite being a part time hard money lender I am afraid I know little about buying and selling existing notes and it is an area I am curious about. I have been reading Lorelei's Legal Lessons which though it is 15 ye...
Jane S.
Would you rent your house to these freaks?
Would you rent to ...#1 asked her if she has a pet. She said yes, I asked what is the gender, she said it's a puppy! She also smokes.#2 He asked if there is a bathroom on both floors I said yes, why do you ask? He say...
Account Closed
Is creative real estate investing just GURU pixie dust or what?
Hello all,I'm going to be spending a tidy sum on inbound internet marketing starting late next week. My goal is to simply monetize as much of what comes through the pipeline as possible. So, I cannot be a one trick w...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (July 6, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...
Dr. Jordan E Smith
Qualifying for a mortgage despite massive student loan debt
I'm new to the forum, just heard about it in Brandon Turner's book on rental properties and signed up today. I have been learning about real estate primarily through audiobooks and several real estate agents and inves...
Ricardo Cuartas
Disabled veteran wants a new toilet
Tenant is a disabled veteran and is currently section 8. He is having back pain since the normal and functional toilet he has is too short. I informed him to contact the VA so they can give him a special raised seat....
Tony Xu
Turnkey Home inspection advice for a newbie
Hello,So I'm in the process of closing on my first turnkey property and just got my home inspection report back. It only listed 1 major issue but a lot of maintenance items, I am not sure what is expected/not expected...
Homa Teramu
Newbie looking for direction .. .
Background: I house hacked a property located in Silver Spring, MD. I purchased the property three years ago (04/2014) for $289,000 with FHA loan and PMI in it. In 02/2016 I refinanced the loan to 15 years at 3.12500%...
Igor Tomic
Landlord Faces Charges In Fatal Fire
The owner of a duplex is facing a number of charges following a fatal fire over the weekend.Under the fire code the landlord is facing two charges for not having proper smoke detectors and two charges for failing to h...