Oh no, I am 27 years old and being sued! In 2007 I bought a house. It was one that was outside of my niche. My niche was 3 3-bedroom1 bath houses without a basement that I would be willing to live in if I ran into financial issues. It checked the first few boxes,…
Tenants tend to think every landlord is a bad landlord. Landlords deserve and earned this stereotype over the years. I wanted to be a better landlord. That was part of the plan. I see renting to people as a partnership. The tenant is agreeing to pay me money in exchange for a comfortable home for…
How to screen tenants? This is one of the most frequent things people ask me. Finding a tenant and then screening them scares people. It shouldn’t. I’ll write a post and share my application in the future. For now just know I screen people before meeting with them and walking them through. This gives them…
How do you find tenants? I’ve been asked this question so many times. But mostly from the angle of people being afraid to get into land-lording because of fear of finding a good tenant. I never thought this was a challenge. My perspective was different. There is this misconception that renters are a lessor class…
In 2001, I was 21 The phrase “financial independence retire early” did not exist. But I knew I wanted it. Have you wondered how to get started in real estate without knowing much of anything or having much money? Well here’s my story. I walked into a real estate agency a couple miles from the…