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I purchased a SFR (condo) in 2017 for around $130,000. I currently still owe around $111,000 on this property. Rents are $1475 per month and it cash flows about $250 per month after all management expenses, HOA, maint...
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Hello! I need some help in figuring out how to help a friend's family with small children live in a safer neighborhood. (The person I know applied for a loan and everything was going smoothly. The bank seems to be pu...
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For those of you with buy and hold rentals. Do you escrow your taxes and insurance as part of your monthly mortgage payments?
Or do you keep this money aside, such as in a savings account?
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Hi all,I have a scenario that I would like to run by the forum members to determine if there are any next steps I can use:In 2014, I bought a small 50 X 50 lot in Coeur d Alene, ID. The purchase transaction was throug...
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Hey BP,I’m 3 months into renting out my first property. I rent out by the rooms and charge a flat monthly fee while I take care of utilities. The PG&E bill has been over $400 and PG&E said its mainly the heate...
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Hey friends
Currently I feel like I am having trouble with setting and keeping track of goals I want to achieve both in real estate and self improvement. I was wondering what books or other resources you could recomm...
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Do you allow grace periods? Like, "rent is due on the first of the month but considered late after the 5th".
We have a 5 day grace period in our lease - but because of it, no one pays till the 5th of the month. Eve...
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This is my first question of many. As I have just started to look into real estate investing. It seems that a turnkey provider might be a good place to start. I have come across a few horror stories. So I know tha...
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I am just posting to say how cool this service is that I just learned about. I had turned over management of my rental property in Nashville a couple of years ago because I was tired of being a long distance land lord...
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This post is long, you've been warned.
Here is the orginal deal:
Purchase - $75,000
Down - $18,750
Mortgage - $56,250 ($285/month @ 4.5%)
Here's where things get a little more difficul...