Michael Rossi
How STUPID Can They Be?
We all know that the credit card companies are IDIOTS! In fact, I'd go so far as to say that they're managed by complete morons. I've posted before how I received notices from Capital One and Chase that they were ra...
Jack Krusinski
Looking for a Virtual Assistant
I am a Real Estate agent & Investor in the Cleveland area and looking to potentially hire a virtual assistant to help with transaction coordination and a variety of other tasks. Does anyone know of a good real est...
Rene Hosman
How to retire early with real estate & other community questions
Chad aka Coach Carson is an entrepreneur, writer, and teacher who used real estate investing to reach financial independence before the age of 37. Chad and his business partner currently focus on long-term rental prop...
Henry Lazerow
Two warnings for the Chicago market! Section 8 lawsuits and fake tenants ID's
Recently over 165 lawsuits were filed in Chicago against small landlords who declined Section 8 tenants. These are being issued by local "nonprofits" who are mass emailing landlords pretending to be section 8 tenants....
Jenni Utz
The Power of Relationships in Real Estate
In real estate, it’s easy to get caught up in numbers, properties, and deals. But one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned in my journey is that relationships are often the most critical part of success. Early on...
Dane C Allen
Tenant is terminally ill - month 5 of 12 month lease in winter
A longstanding great tenant of mine is terminally ill and has moved out (it’s highly likely he won’t be back). He’s now living with family and receiving hospice care. He’s in very poor health and likely will not surv...
David S.
Tells us your best tricks to make a home tenant proof?
Let’s face it… Renters -usually- rent because they don’t have it together. They are hard on rentals, with lousy pets, smoking, violence, lack of cleanliness, out of control kids, you name it. I’m learning this the har...
Ryan King
Pine (maybe?) Wood Floors 1x6 - What should I do?
Below are pics of what I'm working with. It's an 1880's home and everything I've read says they used pine and the lumber store said it was either pine or fir so I'm guessing it's pine. In my opinion the floor is great...
Bill B.
To landlord, or not to landlord, that is the question......
Whether tis nobler to fix and flip to outrageous fortune, or to landlord and wade into the sea of trouble.....
....my apologies to the bard........
I've seen so many references to "burned out land...
Mitch Rice
$8K Paint Estimate?!
Hey everyone,My wife and I are working out the budget on our first rehab and are taken aback by the paint quotes. Everywhere we read says we should be paying a max of $2 per square foot for interior and around $1.5 fo...