Colt Clark
gift baskets for first time tenants
so, this evening as i spoke to my wife about a property i have found that i am interested in. We got into a deeper discussion about managing rental properties/goals/etc. I think she actually had a really good idea.she...
Curt Bixel
Professional Tax Preparation or Not
For accounting, I use Rentec Direct, which allows me to keep track of all expenses and then prepare reports for all of my properties.The information the system exports seems like it is most of what is needed to prepar...
Brian Scott
Refi question FHA to Conventional
Hello everyone,
My wife and I own a mutli-family home and purchased it in February 2022 for 495,000. We put 5% down using an FHA loan and currently have an outstanding balance of 450,063. We opted for the FHA so we c...
Jeff Shaver
Need Advice on how to best use my equity.
Current investment property in San Diego brings in $5K a month, my net after mortgage/PM/etc. is around $650. I have roughly $550K in equity and would like to use that equity to invests in more properties. I have tr...
Marcus Auerbach
What does the new EPA initiative mean for landlords with lead water pipes?
I have been getting a lot of questions from owners about letters being sent out by the municipalities here in Milwaukee to tenants informing them about potential lead service lines leading from the street into the hou...
Nghi Le
Making an Offer on Apartment
I am completely new to the world of apartments, but came across an off-market out-of-state deal that was worth exploring. I'd like to lock it down as soon as I can, but the problem is that we don't have the entity st...
Bar Shalom Laniado
Two states investments
Hey,I am a Wisconsin investor and I consider start investing in TX.I have LLC in Wisconsin. Could you please advice regarding the following:1. Can I use the Wisconsin LLC to hold my TX properties?2. Should I do it? A...
Patrick Flanagan
Owner phone number contact information
Hey there,
As I’m sifting through LLC and owners of apartment complexes, I have a hard time tracking down a owners phone number. I even looked up my info on whitepages and it has a wrong number listed from when I w...
Rick Bassett
Tenant screening uncovered DUI's, jail time etc
Hi All,
Looking for a sanity check here with a potential tenant.
He called on a property, loved it with 2 minutes of walking through it (almost no one loves this property as it has a strange floor plan) and emailed...
Clayton Coombs
Best management options for a portfolio of 30 properties?
Hey guys, my mom has a portfolio of 30 properties (mostly Florida) that's she's been managing for many years. She's getting older & wants to enjoy her time & not have to worry about managing anything anymore. ...