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Hello everyone my name is Lakeitha and I'm from Little Rock Arkansas I really want to do something in real estate maybe like a entrepreneur In real estate but my only issue is I have a felony record for theft of prope...
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Every year I go through at least a couple evictions in my rentals. The costs of legal fees, loss of rent, cleaning and repairs, and costs of the rental inspection and MORE repairs are killing my ROI. Besides better te...
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Hi I am looking for some advice, heres my situation:
$82k Mortgage
8 years left
3.75%
$1000 P & I payment
Personal Assets:
$180k liquid cash ready to deploy into real estate
I live in Northern California an...
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Purchasing from wholesaler; fantastic way to find a great deal?...buyer beware?...or as with everything else in life "It depends on XXXXX".Also, is there any way to differentiate between a reputable wholesaler and one...
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Hi - I showed my SFH to several prospective buyer yesterday. Neither has submitted the rental application yet. I sent them the link to apply via cozy. I told them once their application is accepted, we will proceed wi...
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Hi, everyone!It seems to me that the bigger part of you now using tenant screening services for credit/background checks. Which service is the best according to you? Would you better use independent service or maybe s...
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Our question of the week may be for a lot of lurkers, but it is something I see lots of people in real estate deal with. Introverts unite (separately if need be) in helping one another learn how to use their personali...
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My home improvement contractor quit just as I was about to fire him. He originally quoted me 6 weeks for project completion, we're currently at 11. The backup contractor told me he's going to need another 5 weeks to f...
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I just heard a story from a RE agent that I felt I need to share it here . It states that one of section 8 landlords ended up in jail for fraud . What happened was that the boyfriend of one of the tenants was sle...
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Anyone else think that any listing agent who says they need all bidders “highest and best” and then after receiving the bids they counter substantially all those bids to drive “higher-er and best-er” should be impris...