Manny K.
Shall I enforce HOA and Pet violation fines mentioned in lease?
Rented out a condo 3 months ago. Tenant turns out to be a chronic liar/rule breaker. Second month's rent was late (eventually paid with late fee only AFTER I served a notice). A pet dog was found while I was there to ...
Steve Funder
United Socialist Peoples Republic of America
I love this. All of Wall Street is getting bailed out by the taxpayer. Why? Because they have “toxic assets.†Since we are abandoning free market principals (government bailing out all so called “capitalist...
Mike Smith
Rule of 100, 1% Rule, or whatever it is called
In looking at rental properties with a realtor, he mentioned the rule of thumb of looking for something with gross rents of at least 1% of the purchase price. What are your thoughts on this? Do you use this rule? If s...
Michael Blank
What Kind of Returns Are you ACTUALLY Seeing?
So I've been looking for deals in the Washington DC, Baltimore and Richmond VA area, and I've spoken with a half a dozen other investors nationwide, and the theme seems to be the same:NO ONE SEEMS TO BE FINDING ANY DE...
Rachel Gill
Why do so many RE investors want to share their knowledge?
Why do you think so many RE investors are willing to share their knowledge with newbies and other investors? I've dabbled in a few other businesses before getting started in RE and every time I would ask a more season...
Tony Castronovo
How to inform a prospective tenant they did NOT get approved
After screening prospective tenants and making a selection, am I obligated to let the applicants who did NOT get approved know why they didn't make it? Not sure if it's best to "say nothing"....be vague....or tell th...
Joshua Watts
Strip center redevelopment
Investment Info:
commercial investment investment.
Purchase price: $475,000
Cash invested: $1
Complete redevelopment of strip center to climate control facility.
What made you interested in...
Rick S.
Passive 12-15% Return
What is a realistic return I could expect on JVs in the note space? I am looking for a 12-15% return on $100-400k.
Kathryn Click
Overwhelmed Rookie in Philly
I'm a rookie who has focused on learning for the past few months - I have 0 doors and am 25. I am based in Philadelphia and am trying to decide on my strategy - single family to live in, fix up when i do, and rent out...
Hari Mann
Finding Investor Partners - My current ONE Thing (...and my biggest frustration)
Post title is inspired by a book I read by by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan. I love educational books like this and a bunch of others that really give me energy to tackle my goals and hustle hard towards my big why (...