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Wow. I just read a thread where one of the responses all but called several others out in disagreement over what I thought was a stupendously mundane issue.
There seem to be a number of topics that historically rai...
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I'm renting my first property in RI, my previous experience has been in MA. I typically charge 1st, last and security for a new tenant.
I was told that was not allowed in RI- anyone have experience with this...
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I have a tenant that did not pay for her insurance and cannot until late next week. She is on a month to month lease. I live in Illinois. Just checking what your process would be. I believe I give her a 10 day notice,...
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"Am I Experienced Enough to Raise Outside Capital?"
This question crossed my mind recently after reading a post and some comments discussing whether an investor is experienced enough to raise capital from outside sou...
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so, on Nov 3 I got my first contract. I found the deal on zillow. he first wanted 180k, but got it under contract for 119K, we even negotiated lower to 110k, but didnt get the second contract signed. Long story short ...
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I asked advice from an acquaintance that has around 20 rental properties. His advice was simply "Don't do it"! His reasoning was as follows:1. Unless you are a handyman, and can fix things yourself, you will never...
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First time poster here, please bear with my inexperience. I am in my mid-forties and live in the San Gabriel Valley area. Currently, I own two rental houses with no mortgage in Southern California. The first one is in...
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Greetings to all:
I have just received an e-mail from a tennant which I will paste below. We purchased a 4 unit building 3 weeks ago. 2 units unoccupied and 2 units occupied but no leases. Top floor tennant has lived...
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Hi all,I am under contract (400k) on a split level house that has a great opportunity to be a 1/1 apartment and a 3/2 house upstairs. This would be my first investment property and a house hack at first. The property ...
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