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Stuart Udis Costly Asset Protection Mistakes Investors Keep Repeating
1 December 2025 | 8 replies
Perhaps not the 20% down conventional financed single family home because most community banks will match those terms for an LLC borrower as long as the guarantor is solid.
Bruce D. Kowal After the NFTL Expires, it’s District Court for you
11 November 2025 | 2 replies
.❌ No more Collection Appeals Program❌ No more installment agreement negotiations❌ No more administrative remedies❌ No more Form 12277 lien releasesInstead you get:✅ Compelled depositions under Rule 69✅ Forced financial disclosure✅ Court-ordered payment plans✅ Contempt sanctions (including jail time)✅ Judgment liens that survive death and attach to inherited propertyThe estate goes from "problem solved" to "multi-generational nightmare" in 24 hours.
Brandon Lee Scaling from One Flip to Several — How Are You Managing Funding?
5 November 2025 | 4 replies
Many successful flippers start with individual loans, then transition to a line of credit or capital partner once they have a few successful projects under their belt.Curious to hear how others here are structuring theirs — lines of credit, private money, or mix-and-match?
Steve Sayler Should I let a tenant remodel the bathroom - they will buy a walk-in tub shower
28 November 2025 | 39 replies
Secondly they may hold resentment if they pay for your bathroom, and later may muddy the waters of making regular rent payments, handling the security deposit, etc.
Tyler Rhoades Looking to Network
15 November 2025 | 9 replies
************************************************************************'Landlords cannot increase the security deposit within the first year of tenancy.""
Andy Chen Advice on Structuring a Real Estate Partnership Deal
19 November 2025 | 13 replies
Essentially, you can't split the (taxable) profit 50/50 as that does not match the economics of the transaction.
Trey Freeman House Hacking + Assisted Living???
26 November 2025 | 6 replies
Your biggest challenge: bandwidthYou work a very time-intensive remote job already.RAL is a full operating business, not a supplemental side hustle.Owners who succeed typically fall into 1 of 3 categories:They quit their W-2 and go all-inThey hire a full management team (expensive, difficult to get right)They partner with someone experienced in care operationsYou currently match none of these, which is why this feels overwhelming.5.
Donald Paul Property Management Keeping entire Security Deposit - See below - San Diego
19 October 2025 | 6 replies
Coincidentally the list of repairs they emailed her equals the amount of her security deposit
Sabian Ripplinger Managing 5 to 20 properties
11 November 2025 | 14 replies
It collects our rent, applies late fees, let’s tenants report maintenance issues, deposits our rent into our bank account the next day, screens  our tenants, markets our properties to something like 25 websites, has full accounting and reporting and a whole lot more.. 
Michael Santeusanio How Are You Adjusting Your Funding Strategy in Today’s Market?
31 October 2025 | 1 reply
Rule of thumb: match the debt to the strategy and the timeline — short-term, higher-rate capital for quick exits; stable, cheaper capital for long holds.Make the money fit the mission, not the other way around.