Jean Nye
Have money but no job desperate need advice
hello, I will try and keep this short and to the point. My husband was forced to take an early retirement at age 58. He has cancer in his spine that 6 months ago caused him to be pAralyzed from hips down. So then I q...
Bryan Hancock
Vacant Land Tax Deed Bid In Texas - What To Do About IRS and State Tax Liens Post Purchase
We have been negotiating with a seller for a piece of land we intend to develop (if purchased) in Texas for several weeks now and I don't think we'll get a contract. We are gearing up from a procedure standpoint to b...
Josh Tschirgi
Quality Tenant That Refuses to Communicate
Hello! We invest in single-family homes in Southwest Washington (State), and the SFH I'm writing about is located in Vancouver, Washington.We have a tenant (a mother and two high school age children) that have been e...
Manny Cirino
Wall Street Occupied... Is a Revolution Possible?
I have been looking it the protest going on around the U.S. and it sparked a couple questions in my head. My cousin who is in NYC tells me it is more serious than what is shown on T.V. I have seen videos show how cele...
Jeff L.
The 10 mortgage limit: is it 10 LOANS or 10 PROPERTIES?
I can't seem to find a definitive answer to this.Some people say that the limit is 10 properties (not loans), so even if all 10 properties were under 1 loan, you would be at the limit. Is this the case?Also, does it m...
Tammy B.
Let's talk about mentors and payment
So I was having a conversation with another newbie real estate investor who wanted to make sure he was taking all the proper steps before approaching his first deal. He tells me he was talking to someone he met at ...
Tony Freeman
Why Security Deposits In Chicago Are A NO NO!
This isn't meant to be a long post but I have a lot of first time investors and house hackers or just investors that are new to Chicago that ask about charging a security deposit and my answer to them is NEVER charge ...
Bill Zepeda
Rent-Increase Letter Suggestions...
Hi All-I'm about to conduct my first rent increase and I'm looking for suggestions on how to create a letter that is polite, yet accomplishes the task. The tenants are good people but I want to stay reasonably close ...
Michele Granata
Ready to take next step, but what is it?
Hey to everyone in the community!I'm an ICU Nurse of 8 years who has gone part time and is very motivated to begin my journey with REI. I've spent the last two months reading books, listening to podcasts, and doing lu...
Kyle Curtin
Renting by the bedroom to 2x unrelated tenants in the same unit? Thoughts?
Hey guys! How do you guys feel about renting a bedroom in a furnished 2 bedroom unit with another unrelated nurse renting the other bedroom- 2 different tenants/leases in the same unit?
How do you typically navigate ...