We're investors from overseas (Israel) and were looking into REI in the US. I posted about this in my introduction thread and some more thoughts here. A recap: No experience in REI, have $70K to invest and right now l...

I've located a property with a very dated home that I would like to tear down and rebuild. Im having trouble locating any loan programs that would work for this type of situation. Also if anyone has experience with te...

Hi everyone!         My name is Will and I was born and raised in Maryland. I'm currently a 19 year old college student w/ a knack for business. Although this is the new members section I'm not completely a new membe...

I just got a call from my tenant informing me that very large tree branch from the neighbors tree fell on the top of the house.  I haven't gotten chance to inspect it yet, but there is likely to be some shingle and dr...

Hi, I'm Jerry Collins and my goal at this point is education in anything that takes my family from the rat race to passive income.  I learned a lot of the basic concepts and agreed that we needed to go there long ago,...

I've been a tenant for four years, after my first year i rolled over to month to month. Since I've been in that place its been constant issues, half ass repairs, and the worst attitude EVER . A couple of days ago i go...

Would appreciate help on this one.  I recently acquired a property where a dirty tenant of 2.5 years had to be removed prior to close as part of the contract. Ultimately, the tenant ended up moving after the close.  T...

Hi,I've started to work with an agent in middle GA. We've been working together for about two weeks. The agent has visited two properties I've been interested in.  Since I'm in AZ he took video and pictures of those p...

Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $245,000

Cash invested: $8,000

This is my first rental property, and it's located in St. Paul, Minnesota. ...

I know the typical approach to replacing carpet is to prorate it based on life of carpet. In this case, the tenant had 2 unauthorized pets in the house (a cat and a wild Crow -yes a wild crow), in addition to 3 author...