Justin Bartram
AirBnB rental analysis
My wife and I are new to short term rentals. We have our eyes set on a property on a lake that we frequent, and want to know how to analyze it to make sense if we could purchase for us and our family to enjoy, while t...
Tarun Mitra
Dishwasher Installation Issues
Hello Fellow Investors,Help me understand if I got ripped off by this company and how I can do this better in future. My tenant faced issues with dishwasher and I sent a repairman, who checked the dishwasher and told ...
Alec Jacobs
Should I get an LLC for my first property?
Hello everyone.I am brand new to real estate and I have heard about the benefits of LLCs but was wondering if they are necessary when starting out. If an LLC is unnecessary at the start, what other options are there? ...
Brandon Handel
BP calculator tools worth it?
Ok, so I'm on the fence about getting the Pro membership. I'm wondering how many pro members actually use the tools or if they've found better ways/apps to analyze a deal. It is the only reason that I was considering ...
Nick Brubaker
Help! Zillow scammer! What should I do?
Hello all,I am trying to find a tenant for my first rental property (sfh). I posted my ad to Zillow, Trulia, and Hotpads (all through Zillow), as well as Craigslist. Yesterday I called a prospective tenant for the f...
Account Closed
Looking to Invest in San Antonio. Any Areas I should avoid?
Through the map search function on HAR.com, I've found lots of duplexes for sale in San Antonio and at great prices. However, I am not familiar with the area and , thus, not sure where I should stay away from. I do pl...
Sean Salandy
Will using HELOC lower my credit score?
I am planning to use my HELOC to purchase a property. The plan is to then refinance the property once the seasoning period is over and then pay off the balance of the HELOC and do the process over again. My question i...
Ben Skove
Missing lockbox keys...
For the second time in a short period of time, the key for a property I was interested in was missing from the lockbox. It happened to be for a particularly good deal, and my realtor said it wasn't unknown for real es...
Brandon Turner
Criminal Charges Sought Against Landlord for Lack of Smoke Alarms
Very interesting article. Hopefully a lesson to all the landlords here ...
Criminal Charges Sought Against Landlord for Lack of Smoke Alarms
Maggie B.
Washington DC House hacking
Hi all, I am new to REI and am very skittish given I live in Washington DC (extremely tenant-friendly). I have heard my share of horror stories including a co-worker who spent 10 months trying to evict a tenant. My hu...