Hey everyone I’m a new investor in Waukesha Wisconsin already have 1 duplex under my belt but still looking for overall knowledge about the in’s and outs as well as options of how to expand.

Currently, we have one rental (in Alabama) under our belt with 60k in equity.

This was a recurring theme in many rust belt cities in the mid west that have seen population and real income decline for decades.Operating Expenses RiskUnanticipated increases in operating expenses result in a reduction in NOI.

When moving in my landlord told me that there would be a gardener to clean up the fallen debris from 2 giant redwoods in the driveway and during this whole time they were also coming into my front and back yard with a blower to get debris.

Getting that first deal under your belt is such a huge step...a step that many many people fail to take and never get started.

I am an investor in Greenville, SC with 2 deals under my belt.

No tenant of mine has ever tried to physically intimidate me here, and while I've done my share of ugly things in the past and I'm pretty sure it shows on my face, I wasn't up there at Fort Drum toting a rifle, I was in the Snow Belt to study.

I'm still a newbie and don't have any properties under my belt, YET.

It always interests me how agents with a handful of transactions under there belt all of a sudden believe they are somehow the masters of all knowledge in the world.

Before I leave morgantown I would like to get a rental under my belt, I know the area, its growing, the university keeps rentals full and the hospital turns students into long term renters when they find jobs.