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Svetlana Kazantseva General Contractors refusing to quote without them buying materials
26 December 2023 | 132 replies

Hi all! We have a really hard time finding a general contractor for our repair project in a buy & hold SFH in Kansas City, MO. We hired a property manager after purchasing the house and both contractors they sent ...

Jeff S. Placing rental income into a retirement account?
23 April 2019 | 62 replies

Is there a way to defer some rental income into some kind of retirement account when retired?

Lets say someone was able to live entirely off savings for a year, could they somehow put their rental income into a defer...

Robert Neal What is the #1 thing you look for in an investment property?
29 October 2020 | 40 replies

Good afternoon y'all, 
Genuinely curious, what is the dominating factor that you look for in a piece of investment real estate?
I am in San Antonio and just like anywhere else, no investor nor piece of property is a...

Jeremy Lee Renting from a landlord... met prior tenant :(
7 July 2020 | 19 replies

Hey all,

So we are facing a big decision on whether to move into a rental or not. It's in an area we have been wanting to move, there are currently no other rentals that fit our criteria, now is a good time to move...

Scott E. Preparing to capitalize on the next market collapse
3 August 2023 | 71 replies

Every day I spend some time in the morning getting up to speed on the latest state of the real estate market by reading various news outlets, listening to economists, looking at data around inflation/inventory/rates, ...

Account Closed Tenant is lying and looking to swindle me
29 November 2015 | 75 replies

A couple of month ago, a tenant I have had for 2 years told me her freezer would not always seal when she closed it.  I went to the house and even though the fridge was only 3 years old, I told her i would swap out th...

Lara Fobian Preventing time wasted on calls from tire-kicker buyers?
30 March 2019 | 10 replies

Anyone got ANY TIPS AT ALL to minimize wasting time with UNQUALIFIED and/or UNSERIOUS tire-kicker buyers that call you? (This is when working with retail / market-price house-buyers who need to qualify for a bank loan...

Adam Gerig Lease Option Sandwich Question
30 October 2015 | 26 replies

Hey all I am a newbie so first and foremost go easy on me! With the company I run I think I would have a great opportunity to find deals that I could lease option (at a profit) to an end buyer.

First off I would w...

Frankie Woods Using your 401k loan as Reserves
30 April 2018 | 13 replies

I'm struggling with the "where do you put your reserves" debate.  I'm pretty confident that relying on credit cards and lines of credit may not be wise in a black swan event.  In that regard, if you have $50k in a 401...

Account Closed Flippers, how did you figure out accurate pricing/negotiations with contractors.
21 April 2024 | 29 replies

I am trying to learn how to properly estimate rehab costs and negotiate with contractors. I’ve heard a lot about contractors taking advantage and overpricing. Any advice would help.