Gary Dezoysa
Buying remotely and tolerance for repairs
Hi, I have a question for investors who invest remotely and buy sight unseen with an inspector's report doing the heavy lifting in terms of property condition assessment. Do you focus on properties with little to no r...
Account Closed
Advice on Pre-Screening Tenants
I just recently listed my home for rent. This will be my first time being a landlord. In my ad for the rental, I set some guidelines that should help weed out some undesirable tenants. The criteria I listed is Firs...
Johanna Cuellar
Bought a house cash. Newbie on investing.
We just moved to Utah from California. Looking to start investing. Would like to start investing in RE but don't know where to start. any advice?
Trevor Haasch
Hotel Conversion
I have been approached with a deal to purchase an older vacant hotel. There are currently 6 apartments 22 hotel rooms and a 3 bedroom house on site. Purchase price would be 150k and needs about 200k in improvements. S...
Cheryl C.
Advice on hiring an assistant?
I have had a few of part-time assistants in the past few years. All moved on to full-time jobs. My current asssitant obtained a full-time job and can only work 1 day a week. This is fine for bill-paying, filing, ec...
Marcin Chojnacki
THE STAGING QUESTION: SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T I?
I get asked this question a lot...is staging really worth it? The answer isn't as simple as it may seem. Many pro's will always say yes! I will say...IT DEPENDS.There's many unique situations in real estate where your...
Eric Calabrese
The process of an eviction
Hey fellow pocketers! So I finally have a home and I got my first bite on a tenant. She seems like a nice woman from speaking with her, good income pretty bad credit but it's typical for the area. Being extra cautious...
Bjørn Starup
Help a newbie by answering questions on student housing in Europe
Hello everyone,
My name is Bjørn, I'm 25 years old from Denmark. I'm about to finish my Master's degree, then looking to get nice little job and to invest in real estate. From watching many hours of real estate inves...
Melanie Tucker
Madame Proprietor Melanie from Maine
You know how some people say that a person walks in the room, their eyes lock, and they immediately know that that's "the one"?Well, that never happens with me with romantic partners. But it DOES happen with real es...
Kimberly T.
One applicant qualifies on their own - let other one live there as "occupant"?
Curious what other landlords do in this situation. Someone applies for a unit you have for rent, and meets all your qualifications (income, credit, rental history, etc.), but wants their friend/significant other ...