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Having been around since the very early 80's, I've seen a few real estate cycles. I'll freely admit that I did not foresee the extent of the recent collapse. I saw a decline/correction coming, beginning in 2003 - wh...
The 1st 3 pictures are the lawn of our rental (backyard) 1 year ago- same time. And the last 3 pics are of our current rental backyard. The lease ends at the end of April. I had been discussing renewing the lease wit...
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I recently acquired a four plex that was fully rented. The tenants in the first unit have consistently been problematic. They leave trash outside their unit, they've clogged the pipes with baby wipes, they smoke pot i...
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I am a big fan of Denver as a whole for investing, living, etc. There is one neighborhood that I think has the potential to be a goldmine though.Elyria/Swansea is just north of downtown and other hot areas. Pros: Clo...
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So my renter of 7 months called me up and said that her son and her nephew was playing with a lighter and fire started in the bedroom. She called the fire department and it's all under control. Everyone was fine exce...
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In my small town rental pool...it's common for tenants to sign a year lease and leave before the lease is up. I've gone to court, etc and all story short it cost me a lot of money with no recourse on the past tenant....
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Anybody do it? Recently I have been seeing more foreclosures come on the market in my area in the middle upper/upper class hoods. These are houses that are less than five years old, granite counters/ crown molding/pre...
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Hello all! I'm originally from Murfreesboro, TN (I wonder who's knows where that is... ). I've called Atlanta home for the last 6 years where I currently work in the digital advertising industry.I have grown more and ...
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HELP!!! 😳😳🤯So... I'm sticking my toes into real estate. I really don't have a background in real estate as of yet but I've been interested in it for a while. So what I've done so far is I started a motivated sellers...
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I'm currently looking for house hack investment in SoCal. I ran across this article today and it def scared me. CA may consider an eviction ban through 2021. CA investors, what are your thoughts? https://www.nbcbayar...