All Forum Posts by: Josh Caldwell

It’s my favorite meeting of the year and you are invited.

Every December the Pittsburgh REIA club does something special and this year will be no different.

Attention all bakers!!!!

As always, guests are invited to bake. Yes, that was the correct word, “bake”. You are not in any way obligated, but this is the meeting where we invite our fellow investors to show off their baking skills and bring in cookies, brownies, cakes, whatever glorious confections to add to the merriment. Personally, I will be baking cookies, they may arrive in a plastic container that looks suspiciously like a giant eagle grocery store container, but I will swear up and down that I actually baked, lol.

On top of all of the food, you can expect to have a good time, while you learn more about how we make money investing in real estate.

This year, we are adapting the Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" as our meeting theme, but with a twist. We have a series of REIA members who are going to share their past, present, and future with you. You will hear from newer investors as well as old timers. You will hear a variety of pathways to success. You will hear normal Pittsburghers tell you how they went from paycheck slavery to financial freedom. Once you see how everyday people broke free, you will have no choice but to rejoice.

See you soon.

Tuesday December 17th,

Doors open at 6 PM for networking, and the festivities run from 7-9 pm

Where - 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh PA 15237 (Ross Township)

Guests are always welcome, bring the whole family !!

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It is not a very popular grant, mostly because of the math you have already figured out. 

A couple of things here. First off, you don't need an attorney to handle an eviction. The process is pretty simple. Secondly, if they owe you rent money, most leases allow you to liquidate the security deposit to take care of back rent. If your lease doesn't say that, you need to change your lease.  

NOPE that is not it. It is not stocked by either home depot or lowes, I have already checked both. 

@Steve Ipock it is the sticky tile but what I have is not one of the ones that Lowes or Home Depot carry.  

I have to do a turnover on a rental and I literally need 3 squares of tile that need to be replaced but I cant find tiles that match what I have.

What I have is a standard 12X12 linoleum floor.  The pattern is an older parquet faux wood pattern. The tenants screwed up 3 squares.  I can either replace them or the entire kitchen and living room floor.  

I have tried Home Depot and Lowes looking for a match.  Any suggestions?

@dave krulac is right.  The reason that property management mostly sucks in PA is that is it difficult to legally become a property manager.  You can either work for a broker for 3 years in order to qualify to get your own prop manage license; or like the majority of "property managers" in PA, you operate illegally.   The legal loophole is that someone with an ownership stake, as little as 1% can manage a property as an owner.  Back to your specific problem. It might not be a great idea to have a handyman represent you in an eviction.   The skill set for handyman doesn't generally translate to the eviction process.  There are property managers who will charge you an a-la-carte price for the specific services that they provide. So it is possible to hire a prop manager to just handle evictions.  

The Pittsburgh Real Estate Investors Association is partnering with Equity Trust to bring you a very valuable seminar. 

We will be learning about IRA accounts and how they can be used to fund real estate deals. This is one of the sexiest topics in real estate.

Did you know?

~ You can flip houses tax free inside your retirement account?

~ You can earn rental income tax free inside your IRA account?

~ You can wholesale properties of all kinds and pay no taxes inside of your IRA account?

~ You can earn a high rate or return 100% passively with IRA account money?

~ You can partner with IRA account holders to do all sorts of real estate deals?

~ You can use IRA money to pay for your kids education, and graduate school, private schools and trade schools count?

~ You can use IRA money to pay for medical expenses?

Come and join us for this life changing presentation. Learn how to make piles of money with an IRA account, even if you have very little to start. Learn how to shelter that income from the IRA (legally), and learn about all of the wonerful things you can legally spend your IRA money on. We all dream of a wonderful retirement, now is your chance to learn how to fund it.

Equity Trust will have Self Directed IRA experts on site to answer any questions. You don't want to miss this.

Tuesday November 19th.

7:00-9:00 PM

3579 Masonic Way

Pittsburgh PA 15237 (Ross Twp) 

All are welcome. First time guests get in FREE, all other non-REIA members are only $10 at the door.

How small is the loan that they need? and where are the properties located? 

Did you have a house inspection performed by a professional?