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Greetings BP Community!I am freshly new to BP, and the Real Estate World of Investing. I always had an interest in real estate going into my young adult life. This past year, my interest peeked after reading the book ...
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I could not find the post about 'you know you are a real estate investor when you...' so I am posting here.
here are some more I noticed today:
...if you have a thousand keys and you have no idea which house they be...
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I've owned a two-flat in Albany Park for about a year now. We've replaced the roof (18.5K, it was never torn off in 100 years) and redid kitchens and bathrooms. We're planning to replace our galvanized pipe with coppe...
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I am currently looking for my first buy and hold investment property, though so far I've only toured three properties. When my husband and I decided to buy an asset, I got in touch with the real estate agents who acte...
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Answer this… If I could walk away with XX years of my current annual cash flow, it would be worth it for me to sell my property now.Since we may be due for a correction here in the near future, I figure I’m not the on...
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My husband's and my goal is to eventually use rental income as our retirement income. We currently have one rental home and are looking to have ~10 within the next 20 years. So the question is...what is the benefit of...
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It seems that purchasing property in all cash would have the best outcome for investments. The owner would not have a mortgage. The owner would have to pay property taxes. Buying with all cash gives the owner the opti...
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My tenant signed a contact that clearly states that when he moves out the property must be in the same or better condition as at the time he moved in normal wear and tear excepted.
He mounted a TV and when the mount...
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Hello,I'm new to RE investing and actively searching for my first multifamily property. That said, as my plan is to hold these properties for my retirement, I'm apprehensive to get into the market now as it appears we...
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Thinking on withdraw most of my 401K account (no longer employed with that company) and invest in RE property. I have over 100K, also have lost over 10K in the past 13 months. Just want to have more control of my mo...