Lane Kawaoka
Turn Key Rentals and waitlists? Really?
I have bought a bunch of turnkey rentals and never once did I buy with a wait list. For those of you who don't know wait lists are, when you the buyer are forced to wait in a queue for a property and is first in li...
John Gaber
New to investing in real estate
So I started reading one of the books from BiggerPockets which brought me to the site. Like I'm sure most of us here I'm looking to get out of the rat race of working for a big corporation and getting my rentals to ...
Valerie Couch
Regular Rental Inspections
Curious to see if homeowners/property managers perform regular (quarterly, semi-annually, etc.) property inspections. We used to in the past but decided it may be a little invasive to tenants so have refrained. Howe...
Jim Goebel
IRA strategy - checkbook control, flips, then 72t?
We had a conversation with our CPA today and in the course of that a few 'new' ideas came up.I'm wondering for those that have utilized checkbook control for a business under a self directed IRA, then for instance don...
Mike Cruz
Should I rent or sell my home?
Hi everyone. I want to know what I should do. Bought my home for $312k. Values in the neighborhood are btwn $490k-515k. We owe aprox $235k with a balloon payment at the end of $57k. (We had a hardship modification abo...
Alfredo Franco
Use of retirement savings and placing home on equity
I have a plan to take out 20 k from my retirement fund to take care of Debt and fix credit. The rest of the money I want to put towards raising the value on my paid for home and then use that for equity to have more m...
Ben Kappel
Under-market Rental in Denver problem
So I have a rental property in the Berkeley area of Denver, townhouse in a row of four, 2-bed, 1.5 bath. I have a very reputable management company take care of it, but today I saw an end unit listed for $1800/month...
Wade Penner
Should I be present during maintenance if tenant isn't home?
The tenant won't be home during some upcoming maintenance (heater replacement), which could take at least a few hours. It's a trustworthy company doing the installation. I need to let the installer in, but is it adv...
Nathan P.
What to do with a rural lead? Population 486
Alright keyword Utah. I have a lead for a home in......RANDOLPH UTAH! Anyone ever been to this place know anything about it or happened to drive through?I know its a longshot as google tells me the population is 486.A...
Nicholas Hamblen
Does a landlord need to fix bad findings in an inspection report?
I was just curious if a landlord is legally suppose to inform potential hazards that are discovered in an inspection report? Last year I had a property under contract, during the inspection severe termite damage was f...