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27 November 2024 | 7 replies
Hello, So back in 2020 my wife and I purchased a 2 family home.
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16 December 2024 | 43 replies
My Wife and I spent 50k up front doing a very big presentation in San Jose CA and got about 200 investors to come..
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26 November 2024 | 10 replies
We did look at brokenbow, beautiful area but it looks like there is a lot of competition there now.
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25 November 2024 | 19 replies
Like replacing the doors/ locks, etc. and its getting frustrating.Whenever I articulate my frustrations to my wife it causes friction within our relationship I want to get this house rented asap but I wanted to get a barometer to see if perhaps my expectations are a bit unrealistic , especially with consideration that no one could get in the house due to the fleas until recently.
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28 November 2024 | 23 replies
My wife and I bring our own pods to every STR, surprisingly only about 30% have Keurig and it always bums us out.
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19 November 2024 | 26 replies
To maximize the living space, we worked closely with the city to create egress window codes, allowing us to add an additional bedroom, a beautifully finished bathroom, and a family room in the basement.
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23 November 2024 | 11 replies
My wife of 20 yrs is currently pregnant with our first child and I want to get us out of debt and build our savings.
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23 November 2024 | 1 reply
Skipping ahead many months, I'm happy to report that half of the equity wiped out by the lien was recovered which made a big difference for these folks who were looking to retire.We purchased the house when my wife was 8 months pregnant.
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27 November 2024 | 8 replies
That’s the approach that I’m taking with me and my wife.
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1 December 2024 | 377 replies
I’ve now gotten my wife excited about REI and we’re taking action.