Jake Mercer
From Fitness Instructor to Rental Arbitrage to Full Time Real Estate
In 2020, I was a fitness instructor with zero real estate experience and $10k saved up.In 2023, I bought 3 investment properties and 7 acres of land.I wouldn’t have been able to do this if I didn’t start with rental a...
Di Ye
How can we let tenants pay rent with their credit card?
I’m trying to think of ways to help my tenants in case some of them cannot come up with rent on April 1st. I currently don’t have a way to accept payments through credit cards but I think that might be helpful for te...
Devin Woods
Structuring Seller Financing
Hello All,I have a generic question regarding seller financing and how to actually put the deal together. I have a property I am looking at and I believe the seller may be open to this, and I feel we would both benef...
Curt Smith
CRM-->skiptrace-->SMS-->campaign management; reipro, freedomsoft
I'm in the market for a marketing platform: leads, skip trace, SMS, email. It must do at least; skip trace then SMS then campaign management (auto responders, auto repeat every NN days, reminders). I also need to ...
Tim B.
How do YOU analyze a Roofstock property purchase
My wife and I have been scanning Roofstock in search of our first rental property purchase. We've read ( LOTS ), listened to countless podcasts and after a year of research and saving we're now in a place where we hav...
Gloria A.
Can I hire someone to get tenants in but not manage properties?
Hi all,We have been looking into managing rental properties on our own and currently have a property manager with one home and are self-managing the other home. We've got the management software and maintenance reques...
Rhett Miller
First time in search of a tenant
I've rented a house out to my wife's coworker. They are now purchasing a home and are moving out, so I am in search of a new tenant. I've never looked for a tenant outside of word of mouth, so I'm, looking for ways to...
Lesley Resnick
Solar Panels on Rentals?
Does this make sense or not?I am considering putting solar panels on a rental property. Reasons to consider:1. There is a 30% federal tax credit2. Bonus depreciation would apply - I am not clear on if it is 50% or...
Jennifer Silletto
What do I need to know to bid at a foreclosure auction in CA?
The subject question is broad so let me clarify what I mean. I was at investment meet up group and the organizer asked if anyone was interested in pooling money together to buy HOA liens at auctions. I am a real est...
S Ng
Question about Real estate agent commission
Looking to purchase properties in Ohio, I'm currently working with an agent but she requested that I pay additional commission to her. Is that normal for real estate agents to charge an additional commission over the ...