Grace Tapfuma
Building capital as a first time investor
3 February 2025 | 2 replies
The amount it is producing does play a big role in whether this is a wise move for you at this point, but before you make that decision, have you considered leveraging your business instead of selling it?
Kristie Nguyen
CPA Learning to help REI with Taxes and Bookkeeping
6 February 2025 | 2 replies
I have experience with Quickbooks Online, and looking to learn to use Appfolio as I have heard that is a common software tool used for managing the books for REI.
Tiffany Alfaro
3D scanning & virtual tours
1 February 2025 | 0 replies
I've noticed that properties with virtual tours tend to get more engagement online, and investors/agents who use them often say they help attract more serious buyers and renters.
Tiffany Alfaro
REI & REA: Do You Use 3D tours?
2 February 2025 | 1 reply
With buyers and renters relying more on online listings, I'm curious how valuable do you find virtual tours in showcasing properties?
Diana Teng
Should I Buy My First Rental Property Out-of-State If I'm Unable to Scout the Area?
5 February 2025 | 56 replies
Quote from @Diana Teng: Hi all,I think my question above is pretty direct.I'm interested to buy my first rental property, and after doing a brief search I see that there are quite a number of places out-of-state (I live in NY state) that offer affordable homes that deem to be in hot market areas right now (according to many different articles online).
Ella Spann
Finishing our degrees?
1 February 2025 | 0 replies
He can spend the next few years-ish getting a finance degree through an online school while working part time, but he just got offered a full time position helping with sales for a local wholesale real estate company.
Guang Yang
pricing manager and synching system recommendation
6 February 2025 | 6 replies
@Guang Yang online travel agency. i.e VRBO
Jean-Pierre Njiky Djiodjip
New member introduction
5 February 2025 | 4 replies
In my opinion, an in person meetup > an online connection.You may want to consider making a connection here and meeting up for coffee or attending a real estate networking event.Best of luck!
Justin Brickman
Can Non-Vets Assume VA loans?
31 January 2025 | 2 replies
When researching online, it looks there are some instances where non-vets can assume VA loans, but the veteran's entitlement would remain tied to the loan.How common is this and are there ever situations when this a win-win for both sides?
Charles Evans
What Paperwork Should I Be Keeping Record Of?
29 January 2025 | 9 replies
Here's a list of things to track:- Formal lease application- Formal signed and executed lease specific to your state- Payment history (I recommend using online rent collection like Apartments.com, RentRedi, etc)- Maintenance requests and receipts- Accounting for all rental-related expenses (repairs, utilities, etc) The more you treat it like a business, the more helpful you are to your CPA come tax time.