Eric DeVito
No family support, only negative comments. What to do?
Hello all! I am sharing my RE ideas with my mother and other close family members and I receive no support. Only comments such as bad tenants, you will go broke and save your money. No one thinks like me or likes to t...
James Bynum
Recently received an inheritance and working on a strategy.
I recently received about $300,000 in inheritance money and am looking to start buying rental properties. Homes are pretty cheap in my area (Spartanburg, SC), most decent homes are going for around $80,000. My questio...
Cheng Bin Zhang
Another Crash 2017?
Hi All,I'm hearing from multiple sources that a potential economic downturn is likely to take place in the next term. Everyone has a theory (China's recession, Brexit, cyclical nature of the market, etc.).I figure th...
Todd Powell
Anyone hearing the "therapy animal" workaround for "pets?" I am !
I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...
Colleen F.
1100 electric heat bill for tenants what besides use could be wrong and what can we do ?
Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100. In past years the highest it went was $800. The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...
J. Martin
Being frugal paid off in RE: $1k car, $1MM in RE, $140K/yr gross rents, and free couches..
I was looking for advice on starting out in being a successful real estate investor (with no capital) years back and ran across a few people who gave some of the best advice I have ever received for that scenario: BE ...
Jill F.
The affordable housing situation right now is desperate.
I just listed an apartment on Friday. It's in a "D" neighborhood. It's my first turnover in over 3 years (39 months) in these buildings (2 side-by-side quads). I had **13** solid, completed applications (not just vag...
Renee R.
Rent increase on bad tenants
Since I only have two years of REI under my belt, this is more of a check in to see if I’m going down the right path here and if there’s anything else I could be doing.I have trouble tenants that I inherited and their...
Jennifer Schelkopf
What properties did you buy in 2020?
With just a few weeks left in the year, it's likely that I'll end 2020 having made no purchases. I only began looking in earnest in late October, so I don't feel too bad about it, but I'd love to hear about what YOU p...
Logan J.
Should I buy or cont. to rent? I plan on renting out extra rooms.
Morning everyone,I am looking to buy a home in May when my lease ends. I plan on buying a single family home with a minimum of 3 beds and 2 baths. I am currently renting a 2200 sq. ft. 3/2 house for $1500 a month. Aft...