Andy M.
I HATE condo's as rentals! Here's why...
I know, I know, "hate" is a pretty strong word, but it's true, I hate condo's as rentals. I reluctantly bought a REO condo 3 1/2 years ago and had it as a rental up until last week when I sold it and I couldn't have b...
Bryan Liu
Need advice on financing rehab for investment property
I am trying to finance my repair and renovation for a duplex investment of 2500 sq ft property that I recently purchased. This property is in California in the LA area. The repair for foundation and earthquake retrofi...
Alexander Goodson
Potential tenant cliaming their 2 dogs are emotional support dogs
First time landlord and I've got this couple applying that are telling me their 2 dogs are emotional support animals and that they don't need to tell me about them and don't need to pay a pet fee. I found an article s...
Erich Henson
Had house fire. Board up company did work without my permission.
I'm looking for a little advice. I received a bill for $1000 after a house fire on one of my rental properties. The company says they boarded up my house because the fire department called them after the fire. I ne...
Gordon A.
What do fellow Boston Investors think of this address?
I am considering purchasing just south of Mass Ave in the South End. Those of you who know the area know it is a warzone line. But when will it gentrify I guess is the question? Anyone think it could be a good play fo...
Account Closed
Potential Land Purchase -- Questions about the basics
I've done a couple of flips, but I don't know much at all about buying land and building on it from scratch.
Just came across a potential opportunity to purchase about an 10,000 sq ft of land in LA County. Th...
Chris LeMay
Tenant Backed out 2 hours before handing them the keys?
Need some guidance on this one as this is a first for me. Here is the situation....We purchased a condo on Jan 16th. We found tenants and they have signed a 12 month lease. They were scheduled to move in yesterday ...
Brad Jordan
Cool MLS Hack
Recently I started using this tactic when making offers directly to the MLS and it works. It has some drawbacks that I will outline later. I can't say I'm the originator of this but here's the deal.I have the broker o...
Hillary Dandridge
Is it a man's world?
Hello. My name is Hillary Dandridge and I'm currently residing in Atlanta Georgia. I'm a newbie in the real estate investing world, however, I'm doing all I can do to learn more about investing. I come from a backgrou...
Georges A.
Background Check Returns Positive but Tenants claims it is not them
Hey guys,the background check that I ran on one applicant that I have returned with 2 housing claims in one year. As I confronted the applicant with these claims, she was surprised and claimed that it must be someone ...