Scott J.
Help! Neighbor wants to cut down 100 year old avocado tree.
My neighbor has a 100 year old avocado tree and about 50% of it hangs over my property. We love this tree. It adds beautiful curb appeal to our house, shades our living room windows (we are in a hot climate), and a...
Chuck Brickman
Earnest Money
I've been fortunate to talk with quite a few investors from this site and I often hear that it's not unusual for them to place 4 to 5 bids on houses in a month. Here's my question; if you give 1k, or even $500 earnest...
Diana Tian
how to dump construction garbage in North Jersey
We are working on our first fix-up rental property in North Jersey. we took out the old carpet and took out the old drop ceilings, so quite a lot of garbage. How do you dump the garbage and how much does it usually co...
Nicholas Varner
Frauds and who they target
Interesting article in the New York Times about "Real Estate Shell Companies Scheme to Defraud Owners Out of Their Homes". The story details Shell Companies that target desperate, poor sellers in neighborhoods in Broo...
Ankan Basak
First bad experience as landlor
So here is my story, my first bad experience as a landlord.Bought a duplex, moved in to the 2nd unit, did a lot of upgrade in the house to rent out the 1st unit to a family. After few months, I moved out and rented th...
Nick Rutkowski
Forced Evictions due to court shutdowns.
I’ve been hearing from other landlord groups that people are thinking about a forced eviction. Landlords are thinking about turning off utilities in order to get the non paying tenant out. There are no courts to resol...
Leslie Beia
Return on Investment and Investor Proposal for Small Hotel
Hi! I'm scaling into a commercial property and starting a boutique hotel. Currently, I'm looking at $2.5M all-in for building purchase, renovations, and business start up. My financial models are showing a roughly $25...
Catherine Brennan
Legal Question: trampoline in backyard of rental property
Good Afternoon - seeking advice about the following:I drove-by my rental property and saw there's now a trampoline in the backyard. I read through our lease again and tenants are required to get permission/authorizat...
Rob Hilton
Dynamic Pricing leads to Accusations of Price Gouging in JT
VRBO shut down two of our properties in JT and Yucca Valley, CA due to accusations of price gouging after the LA fires. We are also listed on AirBnB and Booking.com, and both of those are fine. We use Pricelabs dyna...
Bryan Hancock
Seller Refuses To Pay Broker's Commission With Listing Agreement - Delaying Funding Post Closing
So we bought a small lot today that we plan to develop. The purchase was for $60k in cash using a buyer and seller broker. When the HUD came out the seller flipped out and didn't want to pay all of the commissions t...