Jairo Zapata
Tenant Screening red flags
Hello, When looking for the perfect tenant, what are red flags you must pay attention to during the application process? I recently had to evict a tenant and that was not fun to say the least. Thanks in advance for sh...
Steve Fagiano
Home equity loan
So looking for some guidance. This is going to be my first investment property. Looking at smaller town homes in the area. Around 100-175k. Started dealing with a lender and mentioned a home equity loan since it is a ...
Lana Lee
Creative use of CMX-2 duplex & is a balcony a liability?
Closing on a CMX-2 zoned duplex in Philadelphia soon. It has 2 residential apartments and 2 very large rooms with locks in a basement. Would like to know what can we do with this space in the basement? How do we adver...
Jared G.
Familiar w/ Baltimore; unsure on how it translates to *numbers*
I am pretty familiar with Baltimore from staying there about half the time for more than 2 years. In the past months, I've talked with other investors and a few realtors and learned more about the city from an investo...
Mustafa Abdulali
Are there "etiquette" rules when trying to see a house?
I really like my realtor but she's got all these "rules" that I don't understand. For example, we went to one house and the layout was a bit off but I still liked the house (it was occupied by the seller). I asked h...
Joseph Taylor
LLC for Hard Money
Hey everyone. I’m looking at purchasing my first property. I may have to purchase this with hard money. It will be a single family home or a 4 or less unit property. The hard money lender is requiring me to start ...
Jacob Perez
SUCCESS STORY: Raised Rents & Forced Appreciation - Hamilton, ON
WHAT'S UP EVERYONE!!Now that my final tenant moves in this weekend thought I'd share a little bit about my latest project. I bought a 4-plex in Hamilton Ontario and I want to give everyone an inside look at what this ...
Doug Danoff
I have my license, need a real estate broker for my own searching
Hi All,I recently got my Massachusetts RE salesperson license on my quest to become more efficient with my new flipping adventure. I need a broker to officially work under. My primary objectives are to get full acce...
Elsa Hsu
Insurance company charged me for 30k and Seeking Advice
My property is in an upper unit in a condo with an HOA. (picture below)
Issue: One day, a pipe under the floor leaked from your unit into the downstairs unit below through the kitchen AC vent, causing damage to the...
Justin Pumpr
Tenant screening email
Hi all,I've recently posted my ad online to which I'm getting a lot of interest. However, when I send out my screening response I'm seeing a huge fall off.The process is: Receive an inquiry via Trulia, Zillow, Craigsl...