Thomas Harris
Should I raise the rent closer to market on good tenants?
Hi everyone, I know this question has been asked many times before, but I need to settle a disagreement with my wife so I am unfortunately asking it again. I apologize for the length of this post. Please bear with me....
Brian Naumann
First Deal Gone wrong or bad PM?
Hi Everyone,I closed on my first TK property in Memphis, TN on August 17th. Yay me! Found out during the rehab's home inspection that there were (inherited) tenants in the property during the rehab, I thought this was...
Chris Corbin
Owner won't sell because of capital gains!
Hello- I have been spending a considerable amount of time calling multifamily owners in my farm area and keep running into the same problem. Many of the owners would love to sell their property but have owned it for 3...
Acencion M.
Is it a good idea to pay for a mentor since I am just starting?
I have made up my mind to start in realestate investing. I have been reading a lot about it for the past 2 weeks. I know it's hard work but, What drives me to work at it is my kids. The question is should I pay for a ...
Rick Bassett
Worst tenant ever - I missed a giant RED FLAG
If everything goes well then our worst tenant ever will be moved-out in just under 12 hours from now, the champagne is on ice and we are cautiously optimistic. Interestedly enough, the problems with this tenant have v...
Shadonna N.
Tax Stategies for a 1M+ real estate sale
I know an owner (very old school) who is ready to retire and liquidate his portfolio. He has a few buildings in DC valued at over $1M . He has already started to sell off some of his properties. He does not employ ...
Jimmy S.
How much do you have to spend to buy a rental property in your area?
I though this would be a interesting topic since people are from all over the world here.What the average cost you need to spend in your area to get a decent rental property that is turn key or if you need to rehab it...
Sarah Larbi
Who has the best tenants ever? Great tenants DO EXIST
One of my properties I have amazing tenants; granted I do many nice things for them in return but they are amazing nonetheless.
As an example they gave us a hand made gift basket for Christmas with candles, body loti...
Ashley Benning
My retirement does 6%--Do I drop it like it's hot?
I have about $0 saved up for REI. It all went into the purchase of my primary residence a year ago, and now that I'm stepping up my REI game I'm regretting that. Live and learn.
My down payments with HMLs comes from...
Kate Kratochvil
What can I do with $3,500?
I have a real estate photography business, and I save for taxes , and I was thinking about my small amount of savings and possibly putting it to work in the investment arena. I know it's a very small amount, but I ...