Mark Forest
Rent payment methods Zelle or Venmo
A tenant has suggested we use the services ZELLE or Venmo to collect rents. Currently we use snail mail to our P.O. box to collect rent checks. Is anyone familiar with these services, and can you tell me how they wo...
Josef Roberge
Do I Really Need a Local Business License for this?!?
Someone is paying me a referral fee for just connecting them to a deal. I have no involvement in the deal at all, or transaction, contract, not a consultant.I set-up a quick LLC for them to pay me under, and opened a ...
Account Closed
Question about starting my own real estate company
I have a solid idea for an online real estate referral business, and within a month I'll have my real estate license. If I can find a willing broker, may I start my own real estate company, hire the broker, then agree...
Nikolas Engel
Option negotiation: Tenant wants rent reduction
Hello all,I am in negotiation with a small business tenant (beauty sector) of a commercial retail property we bought last year. The property has several suites, tenant leases 1,200sf, initial lease term comes to an en...
Eric Schneider
Changing ownership from self to LLC
I'm wondering if the group can point me in the right direction. I recently purchased my first rental with a traditional loan in my name. I recently got it rented and wanted to put it in the name of my LLC, so I filed ...
Jo Zhou
An old couple in difficulty and cannot pay rent, what could I do?
Hi, everybody, could you give me some advises for my situation? I have an older couple (in their mid 70s, they are in the wheel chairs), they have been paying the rent on time for 5 years. Lately, they have been late ...
Jeff B.
Detroit City on Dateline April 18
Just happened to watch Dateline Sunday night and they did a great piece on Detroit. A recap Detroit economy is going through some of its toughest times. There are rows of vacant, damaged houses with nearly vacant ne...
Danny Overfield
REI Blackbook Compatibility
I am just entering the industry and appreciate any insight anyone can share. I have heard a lot about REI BlackBook and I am considering signing up but I am unable to find information on which operating systems it is ...
Shelly F.
Are There Really Mentors Out There?
I am new to REI and I wonder if I am too "naive"...? Despite my inexperience in REI I bring a ton of skills and sales ability to the table, and of course I'm willing to dig in, help out, and LEARN. My question is, a...
Filipe Pereira
Satellite Installers SUCK!
I recently purchased this house. There are cable and phone lines running EVERYWHERE....it's like a spider web, but all over the place...What can I do to fix this? Can I "force" the installer to come out and do it prop...