Lisa Miller
Snotty nose at a preview
As a landlord I have had many successes and more than my share of nightmares. Every tenant a lesson, learn or repeat until learned, both the good and bad. I learned to take the opportunity of the proposed tenant p...
Account Closed
New tenant breaking lease by smoking on premises - how to handle
My online ad for a unit that was recently available to rent stipulated that there is no smoking of any kind allowed anywhere on the premises (including the porch stoop, back yard, and driveway). When asked during the...
Rishi Ramlogan
Logistics and Best Practices for the Actual Rental Process
Hello all:Great information and I appreciate the opportunity to learn from your experiences.I am just finishing the renovation on my first property and have a couple of questions:1) Could you describe your logistics ...
Jon Mason
Spelling out things like light bulbs and unstopping toilets?
There was a really great BP podcast a while back where they interviewed an investor who had her renters trained so she wasn’t stuck unclogging toilets and things like that. I can’t remember which podcast that was, but...
Kathleen McCabe
Buy my 1st investment property now or wait for a crash?
Hi all! I'm getting anxious, I want to buy my first investment property, however I can't help but listen to the rumors of a crash in the next 1-3 years. Should I stock-pile my cash and wait, or get the ball rolling on...
Ted Harris
Will Republicans Take Control of the House & Senate this November?
Article points to most likely scenario where Republicans win the House, Democrats keep the Senate .... should Republicans take both will this finally stimulate job creation as companies welcome a more pro-business env...
Jean Norton
DC Fawcett/Karen Hanover Commercial Goldrush Trip Report
Karen Hanover/DC Fawcett Commercial Goldrush Event Report
Karen Hanover and DC Fawcett clearly gave of themselves the entire time of the event. Karen presented most of the material and made herself available during ...
Jalon Scott
I NEED to build a team!!!! HELP!!!!
How do I go about building my team of a Lender, RE Agent/Broker, Property manager, Project Manager, Attorney, etc.? How did you go about building your team? Best interview questions? Especially if you are investing fr...
Mariana Moldovanu
Newbie with questions!
Hi all! Just finished reading the "How to Invest in RE" book and want to build my "to do" lists and work through MINS (not trying to show off, just using the book terms for "reinforcement"). What are the MOST IMPORTAN...
Celia Moore
New Threats to Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges...
In our almost 30 years of time in the 1031 Exchange business, we have had at least a half dozen serious attacks on Section 1031’s existence. Although the 1031 Exchange has been in existence for almost 100 Years, it is...