Tami R.
We close on our first property next Monday...
Our first little property will officially be our next Monday... yikes! It was a foreclosure, the guy that owned it was involved in drugs and went to prison. They wanted 20k and we got it for 12k. The town populatio...
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lost money advice for newbies
Who has lost money in the property game and how much and what advice do you have for newbies.Thanks
Deyl Kearin
Is Bill Gates doing enough?
I read an interesting interview in Forbes today where Mark Benioff claims that Gates could be doing more. Very thought provoking!
http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/02/leadership-corporate-citizenship-cx_hc_0706endofphila...
Vernon Powe
Retirement Fund
I have more than enough money in a retirement fund to purchase a Condo to use and my first rental. The unit is owned by a bank. Asking price is much lower than Zillow's zestimate. Should I take 40% of my retirement f...
Amy Capozziello
Black soot or stain?
We just got our first propert, a four unit multi-home in Connecticut. The tenant in an upstairs unit moved out after one year and left large black stains on the wall where she had furniture or wall hangings. One defi...
Shaun R.
FSBO strategy: buy or list
I got my real estate license mainly for my own investing, but since I have it I would like to put it to use to make some extra money (also for investing).
I’m thinking of a strategy to approach fsbo’s first as an in...
Quan Tran
Washer/dryer: Should I take it out if I rent out to 6 students
I'm sti deciding whether to rent out to a family or students. But if it comes down to renting out to students and I fully cover all utilities. Should I leave the washer/dryer or should I take them out. Thank you.
Maria Figorello
How do you get rid of lead paint?
I recently bought a property in Florida to rent out but after having horrible tenants who don’t pay, I decided to section 8 it and am now preparing for inspection but I was wondering how I can rid of the lead paint pr...
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tax sale and title
California counties conducts tax sale auctions for properties five years delinquent on their taxes. There is a house coming up for auction that my husband and I are interested in. However, the situation is a bit compl...
Michael Nahm
Advice on Tenant Arrest
Hi Everyone, first time poster here and my guess is, you can tell why by the topic of this discussion.My longtime tenants, computer engineers, who have stellar credit and no criminal background, were apparently arrest...