Hello,I help manage an apartment building for my parents in the (not-rent-controlled part of) San Francisco Bay Area.We gave a woman a six-month, end-of-lease notice (my parents were extra nice and gave her more than ...

Aloha! I am looking to move to Hawaii with my partner from the San Francisco Bay Area due to flexibility of working from home. We are thinking of acquiring a STR property in Waikiki resort zoned area or NUC units. I a...

Do I invest this equity or leave for market to crash?

a newbie here. I'm interested in buying a rental investment property. My brother started his investment 2 years ago and he's doing pretty good. He has recommended to take the equity loan as much as I can from my fi...

Hi everyone!  I'm new to the group and new to real-estate investing.  I've been researching the better part of the last year and getting ready to make a move soon.  My goal is to build a portfolio of rental properties...

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Let me introduce myself. I come from Paris, France not Texas, I am 36, I have recently been transfered with my family by my company (software editor) to the San Francisco area under an L1 Visa for 3 years. I...

Current home is a TH in Chantilly, valued at just over 500K, owe 350k. I have a VA loan on it now, which I am constantly checking Bankrate for a good rate for conventional non-VA, non-FHA loan. Rentometer is showing t...

This isn't your standard success story.  I'm not going to talk about any specific deals, or a cashflow number.  I'm not going to tell you that I'm retired, or that I'm close to it.  Instead, I'm going to tell you how ...

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So I've been dutifully reading and researching about REI since I've joined this site. I've mapped out my goals, and would really love to hear some feedback. FYI, I live in San Francisco and can't...

Hi everyone,My name is Steven Weiss. My family and I live in San Francisco. I work at Stanford U. as an educational researcher, and I also have my own educational consultancy.Starting about five years ago, my wife and...