Oakland has some ambitious plans to improve the city, and as rate improves, I firmly believe certain parts of Oakland will recover faster than others.

What are the homes worth?

For the last 4 years I have purchased 7 rental homes that are all renting but similarly to monopoly it’s time to scale.

We were recently networking and someone told us about buying homes from auctions.

Would a home equity loan be a viable option in this situation, especially in regards to eliminating some of the red tape I'm running into with a refinancing an scorp-owned property?

Why not take out a smaller mortgage on the home and use some of that money to buy a second home?  

Your aim starting out should be to get the best reviews as possible and use guest feedback to make improvements as you go.

A little history on my investment real estate journey if we can call it that….Back in 2005 my wife and I bought our very first home when we were 24/25, 3 Bed, 1 ½ bath 1500 sqft single family home for $167,000.

My wife and I purchased our first home, a multi family, to house hack in late 2024.

I'm a pretty handy guy but this would be outside of my realm, but my experience helps me understand how much this type of improvement should cost.Improvements: remodel kitchen and bathroom, paint interior, fix exterior scafolding.How should I go about finding a contractor?