There's actually quite a few friends I do not recommend REI to, or when I tell them what I've done and see photos they get a lot less excited very quickly... 

Hi Josh, I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

I am not sure if anyone ever cared to pull together the data but I am quite confident in saying a study that compared licensed to unlicensed contractors would tell the story of unlicensed contractors seeking greater deposits in relation to total project costs than those with all proper licenses.

I'm in California and I have quite a few section 8 tenants.

Hey Jeff, this definitely looks like something worth inspecting as a 2.5x is quite large.

The rents are on the lower side, but I am also not looking to raise them significantly as the best thing about these properties IMO are the very long-term tenants.When I do the math, I'd have a lower monthly payment and pay less interest over time even at that premium price versus a lower price and lower rates in the next year or so, but I likely wouldn't be able to sell any of the properties at that value for quite a while.Is there anything I should be thinking about that I am not?

Hi all, I have been interested in getting involved in real estate investing for quite some time, and I am just now feeling brave enough to start actually taking action!

I have heard quite a bit about baselane and have wondered if it has been worth it.

As others have pointed out, buying down rates in this environment is not recommended for a variety of reasons, but mainly, there are still quite a few who believe rates will be lower over the next 1-3 years.  

The "personal liability only insurance" is quite expensive at ~1000/year, while the renter's insurance (HO4) have 300k liability for less than 200/year.