Kevin Polite
Underwater Investor won't sell
I've contacted the out-of-state investor several times and asked if he was interested in selling a property I discovered they had a $100k mortgage. In the condition it's in it's probably worth $30-$35K at best. As...
Account Closed
Fake OCD tenant. What to do to prevent system abuse
Long story short. Very good REI friend has a neighbor whom claims to have OCD. This person now receives SSDI and has access to a slew of FREE esq's because of this disability. After some research it has been found ...
Jerome Kaidor
Jury Trials
All,
A disturbing trend here in the SF Bay Area. You file an eviction on someone, they demand a jury trial. It only costs them a $150 deposit to do so. If they convince the Court that they are low incom...
Matt Spitsbergen
First Deal Review Please
Hey everyone. I have a deal that I am looking at, and I would like all honest opinions...good and bad. This would be my first venture into real estate investing. My focus has been on purchasing multi-family as a bu...
Chris Calabrese
Burglary at Rental Property
So after a few years of investing, I had a career first on Tuesday. One of my tenants called and said they had been robbed. Someone kicked in the back door, ransacked the house, stole TV's, etc. All in broad daylig...
Aaron Sims
Tenant request some rent back
I have apartment building her in California. A tenant gave me a 60 day notice she's going to move out. Her 60 days would be March 1, 2014. I just got a phone call from her today saying her last day is going to be F...
J. Martin
Great Rental Listing Site and MY LANDLORD MISTAKE
Craigslist is the go-to site in the Bay Area for rental listings, so I have always used that as my sole online posting, then some signs at the property, and some around the neighborhood. Only using CL was my mistake!T...
Ted Schmidt
Handling inbound calls from stop foreclosure ads
Does anyone have any experience taking calls from homeowners that are trying to stop foreclosure?
Do you offer to help with a loan modification for free?
Do you offer to buy their property if they can n...
Terry Portier
Major Rehab in Short Sale
I have a cash investor with money in the bank doing nothing, CDs are low, so I said I can do better than that. I found a property that has been on the market 6 years because it is gutted down to studs. The owner/agent...
Kimberly Kesterke
How do you Manage your W2 Job and Real Estate Investments?
I love to network with other people who have W2s and invest in real estate- My questions- How do you manage both? What strategies do you use?