Should real estate investors have a SUV/Truck?

[Michael Brown]

As an investor buying properties that will need rehab, is it worth it to purchase a larger vehicle, such as a SUV/Truck?

I don't plan on participating in the rehab process as much, but may help out here and there(transporting materials back and forth from home depot, etc).

I know that home depot also has trucks you can rent as well, so that's another option.

Either way, I have no idea of what goes on from the investors perspective during this process and was wondering if it was worth it to purchase a larger vehicle...Thanks!

[Clayton Boyle]

I would buy an older used truck. My philosophy is if you have only one vehicle, it should be a truck. If you have two vehicles, one of them should be a truck. You can get an old Silverado off of Craig's List pretty cheap, and you will never regret having a vehicle that can carry a yard+ of dirt, full sheets of plywood, a bunch of shingles, or safely tow 6k lbs. Get a beater truck and a beater commuter and you will be set.