Max Maloney
Hello from San Francisco! Is the Bay Area right for me?
Hi everyone, I'm hugely impressed with the quality of information I've found here so far, so I wanted to say hi and introduce myself. My name is Max, and I'm a San Francisco native. I'm in my late 20's and a Mechanica...
Matt Donley
How the deposit affects cash flow
I hear so much about how important it is to have positive cash flow when analyzing a property to buy and hold. What I don't hear is how the deposit you put down on a property affects the cash flow (by directly affecti...
Axel Ragnarsson
25 units at 24 years old - What I've learned
Last week, I closed on a triplex and my portfolio hit 25 units, and I wanted to share what I've learned in the hope that it may help some investors who are starting out (both young and old). This deal:Purchase Price: ...
Luke H.
Evict me or give me my deposit back
Hello all,A tenant recently lost his job and the other person that provided income went away. After he missed rent he mentioned he just got a new job and would pay, after a week, he stopped answering my calls so I wen...
Thomas Pham
Trada Exit Strategy
Hi Everyone,
Would anyone know of an exit strategy or heard of exit strategy from other investors of Trada? I am scheduled to close on a property next month from Trada and no longer qualify for the loan since I am s...
Lauren Lucas
Would you consider college to be essential when going into a field such as real estate?
Would you consider college to be essential when going into a field such as real estate?
Camille Joos-Visconti
Los Angeles rent control laws & a problem inherited tenant!
We bought a duplex last January & inherited a tenant. It’s a duplex lot but has 2 houses on it. I’ve had nothing but trouble with this tenant. They pay their rent on time. When purchasing the property, there was n...
Brandon Turner
How Can I Control My Garbage Bill at My Apartment Complex?
Right now we are paying about $1,000 per month for a garbage dumpster at my 24 unit apartment complex, and it's pretty much always full. We can't shrink the dumpster or decrease the number of pickups unless people ...
Chris McKenna
From Ramsey Disciple to Interested STR Investor. Help!
Hello -
I am a disciple of Ramsey's Baby Steps and for those of you that follow him, I am on Baby Step 6 (Pay down my home mortgage) + Pay off my second home which has become an investment property since we left Mai...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, November 30, 2020)
Economic Update (Monday, November 30, 2021)
The shortened Thanksgiving week was a relatively quiet period for our econo...