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9 January 2025 | 3 replies
Going to the events page above and seeing who is hosting meetups along with connecting with people at these meetups is a great way to grow your network of people within a small 25-50 mile radius.
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25 December 2024 | 8 replies
Unlike true multifamily, meaning the county or city has the property categorized as multifamily, you can't use potential rental income from the additional units to help you qualify (if the home is single family per the appraisal, that is).
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12 January 2025 | 2 replies
@Zach Howard I am working on a how-to book on Creative Financing now (I am the author of BP's book on Mid Term Rentals) because when I was teaching myself I was frustrated at the lack of clear instruction.
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5 February 2025 | 28 replies
The most expensive piece we bought was the La-Z-Boy queen hideabed couch.
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27 December 2024 | 2 replies
After collecting tenant pass-throughs for the year, do you pay the property taxes at the end of the year or the beginning of the next year?
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6 January 2025 | 2 replies
I've been wanting to expand out of my market in Iowa, and see that the Winter Haven, Lakeland, Haines City areas are similar to purchase points as my market.
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6 January 2025 | 1 reply
Please read the rules here.
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26 December 2024 | 7 replies
I usually advise folks moving to a new area to rent for awhile to get the lay of the land.
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11 January 2025 | 7 replies
Looking for peoples opinions if the quoted costs are fair to take off the security deposit.TYIA The charges don't sound bad at all.
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26 December 2024 | 6 replies
Indeed, you can get higher returns than that in the stock market at the click of a mouse and, when investing internationally, you'd typically want a higher return than you can get domestically or in the stock market, unless you're mainly looking for diversification or parking your money.On another unrelated note, I love your latest podcast episode.