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A Lesson on Liquidity - My P2P Experience
I thought I would share this experience as an example of how investment expectations can differ drastically from reality. Luckily the amounts involved here were relatively small, and it was more of an annoyance than a...
Scott Stahr
Keeping short term rentals stocked with supplies
My wife and I have a property that we would like to start using as a short term rental in the Deep Creek Lake area in western MD. We're doing our research on property managers but after listening to Avery Carl's podc...
Jeremy Fields
Handling pesky maintenance requests
I have a tenant who pays on time, keeps her place clean, and plans to rent for several years. However, she asks for the most annoying things to be fixed and it's taking more time than I want to spend. Examples: mailbo...
Stephanie Minor
Purchase with or without tenants?
I'm new to REI and have started looking into my options for a multi family home to rent out. What are people's thoughts on purchasing real estate that is already occupied by tenants? I can see a con being that the ten...
Christian Laines
What's a good deal to you?
Hi BP,I currently live in the Nashville area, and would like to have an idea of what's a good flip deal to you? Such as, what is a good cap rate, ROI, etc., to you? Now this specifically isn't a question just for Nash...
Udayabagya Halim
Experience on Butcher Block countertop for House Flip?
Hi everyone,What's your opinion on butcher block countertop for a rehab/flip project?I personally like how they look, and they are also relatively cheap/easy to process/cut being wood and all. I'm seriously thinking...
Eric W.
VA assumption for investment?
I was always under the impression that a VA loan could not be assumed for investment purposes and that it must be for a primary residence, which typically means occupancy of the residence for a year. However, while sp...
Benny Gelbendorf
What is your magic number ?
Hi All,My name is Benny and I start browsing my way through the real estate investment world.After reading a few books and learning a few courses, I wanted to approach to the power of the web.My question is: What is t...
Bruce Woodruff
Old wood (houses) are better (From FB)
Home Buyer: I want a house built after 1980.Me: Actually, you don't. Let me explain. Newer isn't always better, and this picture sums it up pretty well. The quality of modern lumber is simply far inferior to the quali...
John R. Harris
Attempting to save $40k investment!
Purchased house in very desirable city. However, the house was the wierd house on the block. Two story 5 bed 2 baths 2500 sq ft amongst single story 3 bed 2 baths 1200 sq ft. My neighborhood is older and they now have...