Landscaping/Snow Removal – ~$50-$200/month if not tenant responsibility.Example Calculation (Single-Family Rental in Chicago)Assume a $300,000 home with 20% down, renting for $2,500/month.

Besides immediate friends and family who know me, how do I market or introduce myself as a new agent with no experience.  

We have a good amount of guest that come for graduations at Fort Jackson, baseball tournaments, family get togethers, lots of people for various types of work trips, etc.

i live in the suburbs of Baltimore and for the past 5 years I've wanted to house hack a multi-family building and I finally have the down payment needed today.I've been looking in Baltimore County and City for these opportunities but a mixed use building just came on my radar. 

Always be weary of the 3-4 unit buildings that were built as a single family and then concocted into multifamily.

Hi, I just got an accepted offer on my first property (4plex) in Anderson, IN.  Going in, I have a HELOC that I can draw about 60k from my primary and then 25k in cash.  This first property will require about 35k of t...

The very first day that a tenant is late, a Notice of Default needs to be delivered to the tenant (you need a receipt of delivery; if you hand deliver it, place it in a sealed envelope with their name on it marked 'urgent/confidential' and take a photo of it placed on their door). 

As much as I love this strategy, I'd be re-deploying all of the proceeds in to long term buy and hold investments and start building a tax free nest egg for my family for generations to come. 

I have another property from a family friend that is being sold  for 150k, and the estimated value is 340k. 21 acre road front property w 3/2 bath.

I think everyone's situation is different, and when one crafts their buy box, they need to consider their current family and finances.For me, when I started, I wanted to buy 2-4 unit distressed properties in neighborhoods I wanted to live.