Oh no – it would probably have been tenanted – they probably marked up the house to subsidize the tenant though…I used to be asked what the difference between me and the other "buyers agents" were (aka those unlicensed sitting in Australia who had been here perhaps on holiday) and I used to almost want to cry…ASK ASK ASK!!!!!!1) LICENSED….…[Read more]

You should ALWAYS get a home inspection unless you are seriously knowledgeable… world class home inspections and Brett will do them for $300…. Good guy… Includes your termite letter. Tell them to be evil and include everything.. radon is an issue here which you may or may not want to know about….. Problem with large granite rock in the…[Read more]

I am constantly told by my NRA gun toting broker that imminent danger is upon. I have worked in the worst of zips in theory in Vegas by myself on all nighters and am decidedly the only solo white female in my little town home development in ATL and the only danger I face is either being converted to being a Baptist (unlikely, can’t sing) or…[Read more]

My tenant…. One of my best tenants father passed on this weekend. She and her husband are two of the loveliest people and their kids go to private schools here in Atlanta…… I expressed my deepest sympathies having not that long ago gone through that agony.

I didn’t dare ask but she almost nonchalantly said he was shot by his cousin at a…[Read more]

AlexCouldn't agree more. Every one of my investors gets to sit in a cafe playing with pipe cutters and sharkbite and they all go home with a souvenir copy of Home Depot 1-2-3…….having walked the aisles…. some practice replacing faucets and angle stops just so they SEE what it really entails.There is method in madness…  if you have an…[Read more]

CL1706Great to hear it…… I don't care who you are or where you invest, there isn't a time that you won't get a bill and go "WHAT THE!!". If you meet someone who can operate via email, send quotes and photos of the work…..add them to the list if you so desire.Emma

Alex… glad you piped in, I must say that in Atlanta, I am beginning to turn to the dark side…. I love Home Depot but not so much in Georgia…. Sigh…. what is up with the crappy HD selection here – for instance, 58" blinds – standard window size… but do they exist in Georgia??? No. Yes, I know, I know, I get the behind reasoning, I get…[Read more]

Thank GOD they don't allow direct advertising on this site….. ????Yes anyone can get that through any bank in the US and it is free to set up an account – the question becomes WHY do you so desperately want to open a US account.You can pay all your bills online ANYWAY – from Australia… admittedly once you have rent coming in, it may well help…[Read more]

Totals it. However, declare bankruptcy, behave and 2 years later… FHA here you come! Oh, if you foreclosed on them, you get the house!.

Will he care in this economy… Probably not, the shame of left in about Dec 2010.

I concur on the ethics… And caliber and with a huge nod to those in TYO, I tried to boil it down to one item and ultimately for me it is simply navigating through… I have looked at other cities when I have lived O/S and it is just the joy of sitting in a room where every document is in a foreign language or you have a meeting and your…[Read more]

I think that carries until you are in a situation where something goes "awry" – it doesn't matter where I have been on the planet – there is just always that point at which you just want to KNOW. It is a difference from micromanaging it is the added assurance that if something DID go wrong, heaven forbid, you COULD deal with it. You could, in the…[Read more]

I took a video of a massive thunderstorm in Vegas… They do occasionally happen… A doozie… Hailstorms. 20 minutes later you couldnt tell for love nor money it had happened. Dry as a bone. 4″ a year in zero humidity doesn’t quite quantify as rainin m mind. When you walk outside and have to think twice about what that drop was on you and your…[Read more]

OOOOOHHHH, I have to bite.VEGASI think it is dire too…. absolutely tragic at the moment.I will prove it too…..This was what I just pulled – the link below is the ENTIRE Vegas market on the MLS ( we only have one in Vegas). As In when I run my searches I can draw in the MLS (the listing service where all properties in the open market are), a…[Read more]

CasaNo problems – here is the thing – the ONLY way that I know to realistically transfer OUT of the US unless you are physically sitting in front of them is XE.com – you have to sign up for an account (which is in and of itself a bit of a saga) but once you do you are GREAT to go – if you have a Wells Fargo account….they simply wire it over -…[Read more]

Hahahahaha you think these are for me?????? Ooooooooh silly people… No I use QB online for me…. This is just me being the most amazing charitable person on the planet….

No these are funds for the brokerage, for tenants for contractors and as laterally as I think there is no simple solution…..

Paying me is the simplest deal on the…[Read more]

TOTALLY off track but seriously I HATE US BANKING I HATE IT… I am waiting in a line aka queue that is out the wazoo to deposit a rent check aka cheque aka SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN’T EXIST !!!? It is laughable..

I stopped counting after 4 straight hours dedicated to checks/cheques this week….. BSB… Please…….BSB……

Yes to all those, I…[Read more]

Remind me when we finally meet drinks can be on you… Well done.

Must connect your dots to my FL swamp infested trailer park friend… She may be reading…

Ride’em hard… I don’t think I could really make that a good tag line… But it isn’t a bad motto for PM’s. : )

Good point on city data…

Jay tut tut… Narrow minded investor…how many mobile home parks do you have?

Google drive. Jay, I think this was for those NOT with the ability to zap themselves over here – and it is good to note that EVERY subdivision can be different but ts funny – I nearly said the same – "gut"…. I have been very very comfortable in my lovely non HOA townhome that I have been using as a central hub in ATL – mostly due to the…[Read more]

Metro police sites… In fact the local county will have it. In Vegas the metro site is the only one to use but obviously even if it is outdated, spotcrime.com and Trulia etc will still give you a great “feel” for a place.

Emma