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27 November 2024 | 13 replies
I have worked with many experienced investors from Southern California, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, Denver, and other large metro areas in the southwest and west coast, with seasoned investors that still live in all of those great cities but have shifted most of their real estate investments out of those higher cost or higher risk markets into ours. 1) Compared to most cities in the SW and West, home prices in the Albuquerque metro are relatively affordable.
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27 November 2024 | 16 replies
- Having minor maintenance taken care of at no cost - Regular cleanings and maintenance so small issues don't become big issues- A hands off tenant who never bothers the landlord- A property maintained in new condition because it's in the tenant's interestI used to do primarily rental arbitrage but shifted to STR/MTR property management.
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25 November 2024 | 6 replies
It often might take asking why 5 times to get to the root why.Also, I notice that often that why shifts...for me in the beginning, money was important because I thought it gave me power, and growing up I was pretty insecure due to a lot of high schooling bullying...come to find out the power does NOT COME FROM MONEY, but rather from within after identity who you want to become and don't let your past define you.
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9 December 2024 | 98 replies
It is possible the largest investment shift in the last 395 years is some kind of tulip scam and there are elements to compare to that, however we are not talking toys or flowers in this case.
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30 December 2024 | 819 replies
ThanksI talked to the neighbors.Property also has a lockbox on it and was pitch black when I drove by after dark.Guess the doctors and nurses that live there were all working night shift.
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21 November 2024 | 23 replies
My son just joined the Navy and now that I’m an empty nester I want to make a shift and bet on myself!
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26 November 2024 | 9 replies
We've been happily shifting away from catering to traveling medical professionals in favor of larger groups of either families in a insurance relocation situation or a work crews coming through.
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25 November 2024 | 10 replies
Plus, holding onto it gives you a buffer if the market shifts.
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19 November 2024 | 6 replies
Shifting to Northwest Indiana sounds like a great move, and your BRRRR strategy is a solid approach for scaling.
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23 November 2024 | 15 replies
They follow local and federal housing laws and it shifts any liability away from you since you are not the one asking.