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I'm working on a blog post for the BiggerPockets Blog and I'm curious:
How nice do you make your rentals before putting a tenant in?
Specifically, I'm writing about turning a primary residence into a rental, but t...
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Hello,
I’m currently in the drafting phase of building an ADU on my property in Normal Heights, San Diego (A/B neighborhood). The first drawing has it at 374 sqft with the option of making it as big as 450 sqft. Th...
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Well, I would have liked my first "I just bought a rental property" post to be a bit more of a brag, but it isn't! I bought an apparently nicely cash flowing property (better than the 2% rule) in a flood zone in the b...
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March 11, 2020
The situation with COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) continues to evolve and markets are down sharply for a second straight week. The California Association of REALTORS® has processed all of the recent data a...
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Hello,My name is Johnny and I live in Toledo, Ohio. I am a warehouse manager for a medical device company. Me and my wife are going to be buying our first rental property real soon hopefully. We are excited and nervou...
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Hello everyone,
i consider myself a careful and seasoned landlord. Most recently I had a unit for rent and I screened carefully, made them do my smart move application, checked paystubs, bank statements. My smart ...
I work in door to door sales. I started in 2009 and have been doing it ever since. Crazy I know, but I'm extremely good at it and love it! Anyway, I come across properties that would be good investments on a daily bas...
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July 26, 2021
Can You Afford a New Roof?
By Ron Hurtibise
Many Fla. homeowners could soon find it difficult to get private market insurance coverage on their homes, as a result of big losses insurers say are partia...
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Hey guys, I'm about to enter a partnership with a group of investors to purchase a 100+ unit apartment building. We haven't yet finalized what property we want to buy (were still in the finding a deal stage), but I w...
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Hello folks - long time lurker, finally decided to actually create an account and introduce myself.Long story short, I've decided that I'm going to buy some investment properties. I've spent way too much time in the '...