Wade Alderson
How Much Down Payment for Turn Key Real Estate
I am going nuts spinning in circles going nowhere so have made it my goal to just buy a turn key real estate investment in like Ohio or Illinois (but I am not region faithful) by the end of 2017. I have been doing som...
Nicholas Judd
What are things you wish you could improve about prop. managment
Coming into real estate investing something I learned from the start is how much people dislike property management companies. A common complaint I hear is how they feel like there property is treated as just a number...
Mike Makkar
Tenant hit a snafu, moving to weekly rent payment plan. Opinions?
I'm trying something different with one of my tenants. He's been low-maintenance but has fallen behind on his December and January rent due to some personal issues. He got his December rent current (albeit 40 days) an...
Cam Wilk
New to real estate in the Cleveland Area
Hi all,My wife and I recently moved back from the Bay Area (grew up on the East Side) and purchased a 2 bd 2.5 bath in Ohio City this Fall. Our plan is to hold onto this property and eventually rent (in 3 - 5 years). ...
Jason White
Retiring with $1.5 Million to invest. What would you do?
Hey folks, looking for some ideas and inspiration here. How would you invest in real estate if you had a few extra dollars in a trust, say $1.5 Million, and your goals were to:Maximize income for yourself in retireme...
Kim Handelman
Help! I made a mistake - how do I save this deal?
Hi all, I'm trying to get my first wholesale deal done - it's been a long process with the sellers disappearing for months on end. My attorney (first time I used him) insisted I put the "able to assign" in the contrac...
Chuck K
Help me structure this lease to own strategy...
Newbie here, bought a new residence and plan to offer my older home for rent or lease to own.
House value is around 170K, owe 120K and rent comps are between $1300. It's been completely rehabbed. If I decide to g...
JAMES Coleman
Fork in the road- Debt-to-income
Hello all,
My wife and I are at a fork in the road and need some guidance. For the sake of a little background, we bought our first home two months shy of two years ago and have fully renovated it. We bought the ho...
Elizabeth O.
This is one reason I would not self manage...
Long story short... My property manager went to show one of my town-homes.
Turns out my tenant decided it was ok to put/punch holes in walls and put his cigarettes out on the carpet in every room. It's a shame beca...
Nghi Le
Failed Property Inspection
I just received notice from my realtor that my buyers from my first flip in Burien, Washington (SW Seattle area) pulled out of the contract because it failed inspection.Two reasons:- Roof needs to be completely remove...