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7 February 2025 | 1 reply
The contract was a simple 3 page one and I wrote this in.Also, it is a single family being rented as a rooming house (which is technically not legal here).
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26 January 2025 | 12 replies
The first agent is absolutely certain the house will sell in the high 400’s.
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1 February 2025 | 30 replies
Flipping houses is a lot of work.
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3 February 2025 | 47 replies
Another option is house hacking—buying a small multi-unit, living in one, and renting the rest to cut costs.
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3 February 2025 | 5 replies
Starting with house hacking is a smart move, especially in a higher-cost area.
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8 February 2025 | 42 replies
Taxes are reasonable (in most areas), and there is a significant lack of quality affordable housing.
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3 February 2025 | 56 replies
There is an affordable housing crisis here in America.
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7 February 2025 | 16 replies
I started real estate investing by house hacking and then getting into rentals from there.
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30 January 2025 | 24 replies
No taxes, she got to keep the house and no stress about income.
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11 February 2025 | 7 replies
When it comes time to kick her parents out of their house can they afford to go somewhere else?