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How would you invest $500k, or how would you tell a newbie to invest $500k?
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I've heard this statement many times on BP, "Most people just don't like being landlords."My questions to you all are; How would you go about finding a prospective buyer who does like the idea of being a landlord? Wha...
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Good afternoon! How many of you collect rents online and do tenants like it or seem bothered by having to set it up etc? I feel weird with tenants knowing our home address to mail checks. We are buying two new investm...
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I think from reading MikeOH's blog that he seems to most of his own maint. I don't have that many houses but I do all my own work,several major remodels done and working on one now. I have read some posts that your a...
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In the ideal circumstance the title of all your properties will be under a corporation and all transactions and deductions under the corporation so any profits or loss will flow to your personal incom. However, since...
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The topic of wholesale activity came up in a discussion among Illinois real estate attorneys. One attorney shared an email exchange he had with an attorney at IDFPR. I'm sharing here to help keep the community inform...
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Landlords - Help the new folks out and let them know what you were doing with you bought your first property! Can you get started in real estate investing while working a full-time job? Click Here to Take the Poll!Cli...
Would you ever use the "subject to" method to get a buy and hold property if you had to pay full retail for the house? I've watched several of my neighbor's houses sit for 6 months or a year with a for sale sign in th...
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An agent that I'm working with, told me he has a short sale listed that is a "good deal". Here are some of the specs:
*On the market 91 days
*3 bdrm/2 baths townhome
*Price was reduced from $199k to $175k to $169k
*...
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Listening to this weeks podcast the guest made a statement that he would Never hire someone unless they had a job in collage. How many of you successful folks out there had a Job in collage? (I realize some of you nev...