Jon Borowski
Have parents take home equity on their home to finance rentals?
Hi everyone. I'm thinking of approaching my parents with the following scenario. I have a feeling they would be okay with it due to my work ethic.I live in the NY Metro area and want to get into real estate investin...
Michael J.
Out of town rentals?
I've noticed several of you mention you buy rentals out of your town and state. How do you manage the rentals while living in a different state? Do you use PM primarily? How does that work for you if you do?
I reall...
Vineet Bindal
Need Advice: Thinking to buy new condo to renting out in Bay Area
I am a new investor and have been lurking this forum for a while. I would appreciate if folks can give me their prospective and POV on below choice:A bit about me: - New Investor.- Currently owns my own home with only...
Jeff Stein
How do you track rents?
I am sitting here and mentally preparing for next month and entering all the rent checks and direct deposits into my poorly designed Excel spreadsheet. I wanted to ask as there must be a better way to keep track of re...
MK Wang
Unauthorized occupants (tenants already moved out)
Hey BP,Here is my situation. My original tenant moved out without notifying me while the lease term still active and she moved someone into the unit without my permission. She gave me the bs that she's on some sort of...
Michael A.
What is a reasonable price for replacing roof on a duplex
Purchased a 2500 sq duplex close to Dayton, Ohio. It has a shingle roof. About 3 layers. Roof seems to be in its last days and causing some moisture intrusion. I got quoted by one roofer for $6000 to tear off the shin...
Chuck Langonzi
Does anyone wholesale in Massachusetts?
I am newly licensed and interested in learning more/working with a broker that wholesales. Thanks!
Caleb Whitney
how do you screen short sale calls?
I have a certain list of 1500 homeowners that I will be sending out over a 6 day period starting soon. I'm anticipating receiving between 35-60 calls within a two week period. That averages out to be about 3-5 calls...
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Newbies Start Here
Hello All,
I just finished teaching a real estate investing class in Sonoma County California. The class was an intimate class of 20 or so would be real estate investors.
After the class a student approached me and...
Dan Swanson
Sketchy lease issue I just ran into
Summary...
I have tenants (good credit and have been easy to work with) that have been living in one of my properties for 2 years as of June. Prior to the recent lease end, I contacted the tenant to work on ...