Hi all,I guess I already know the answer to my question, but I am still curious what pros would say. Would you ever, under any circumstances consider buying a property with a rent controlled tenant in it? Let's say it...
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Hi everyone, We've been thinking through the best way to save for kids college. We have two kids and have been maxing out our state's 529 plan. Quinn is a 3 year old boy and has about $18,000 in a 529 account alread...
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Goals in priority order: 1) Cash Flow; 2) Income replacement ($150k/yr to end of life); 3) Legacy for 3 childrenAge: 57; retire from corporate in 5-7 yearsLocation: Austin, TXInvestment Stats:2 SFH owned outright; val...
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I’ve been seeing a lot of articles with people (millennials, mostly) struggling to buy properties, whether it's their first home, or for investing in real estate. Curious what has been the experience here. If you’re m...
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I think we would all agree that personal finance is something that all of our youth should be taught, but it's not getting done on a consistent basis. In your opinion, whose job is it to teach teenagers (high school ...
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Female tenant living alone. I gave her a notice because she had her boyfriend staying there when she was not home. I told her I could add him to the lease if he passed a background check. He did not pass. Now, do I tr...
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A couple of things to get out of the way before you read the rest of my layout. Yes: I can save 70% of my gross income. I’m a minimalist and I require very very little to survive. No: I’m not planning on having a fami...
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I've been thinking about this a lot lately. How do you ultimately exit RE as a buy and hold investor? The most common things you hear people say is that they plan to hold forever and pass along their homes to children...
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So, I have a tenant that is moving in on 2020-10-01 and we have already gone through the whole pre-screening, interview, application process, background/credit check, signing the lease agreement, everything was great....
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We set our requirements and have interviewed so many people. I’m wondering if our requirements are too strict. The market is great. The house is awesome, great neighborhood. People want to live here. 3 families have o...