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Although it scares the hell out of my wife I am developing an interest in rental properties and I'd like some advice. I am fortunate enough to earn a very good living that allows for 3-4 days off per week due to a com...
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I realize these have been beaten to death on this forum so I'm not here to bring this debat back to life but do have a question.
I don't think it's possible to follow the 50% rule if you don't buy a property that isn...
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Hey bigger pockets
Ok I am currently living in Nashville and I am still in the process of actively learning and studying real estate while I work my full time job. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get s...
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Hi, I'm a newish landlord and could use some advice.I have a tenant moving out this month who has generally been a good tenant other than she is moving out a few months early (although our market is super hot so not a...
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Hello all,I'm relatively new to REI and getting ready to re-lease my first rental property after a 3 year tenant. My management company sent me an email stating they had a "very qualified applicant" for my property. T...
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So here is my $64,000 story:December 2013 my phone rang, it was a former co-worker who had fallen on hard times. He called me and asked, “are you still buying houses”? I told him yes I was, if the circumstances were r...
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I am going to preface this with I am a completely new investor (0 deals under my belt, but will buy at least one property in 2018). I would like to do some variation of a house hack in San Diego (ADU/SFH-MFH conversio...
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So I'm new here and stepping out on a (relatively) small scale.
I've been looking at the distressed properties around me, thinking of my retirement, and basically said, "hey, why not build some sweat equity on one of...
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Hi,
We've purchased a 2 unit fixer in cash as an investment but can not get a loan for remodeling it even though we have equity in the property. We own a primary residence on which we make mortgage payments. The re...
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We just finished a vacation rental property about 6 weeks ago. We originally purchased the property to renovate as an Airbnb, but got a great offer from a buyer so we ended up selling.
We are curious, how long do you...