Hello all-
I’m trying to turn this temporary setback into a positive opportunity.
I’ve recently and unexpectedly lost my job. Prior to losing my job, I acquired 2 homes and updated for rentals.
I’ve ‘lurked’ bo...
I would like to ask the guys who have actually purchased properties (or property)....
what is your biggest failure & thus your biggest lesson so far from real estate investing?
BJ
HI BPI am lost. I have been self employed for many years and recently now filing taxes for a real estate trust I operate. I do not understand the relationship between tax returns, borrowing money from banks, and limit...
Got that call at close to midnight that my famous tenant, I call her Bed Bugs, had a grease fire while cooking french fries. I arrived at the bldg to find all the tenants standing in the rain and about 15 firefighter...
I'm running numbers on some rentals. I'm assuming 1 month a year for vacancy rate, so If the rent is $800 per month I'm dividing by 12 and calling my vacancy expense $67.00 per month.I realize that there are other exp...
Hi all,Long-time podcast listener, first-time blogger! I recently purchased a fixer-upper (co-op) apartment in New York City. It's about 600 sqft (large for NYC!) and the apartment cost $500k. I put 20% on a 30-y...
Mother Nature ... gotta love her!
In the past 10-days we've received 36+ inches of snow, which is above normal for this early in the winter (Jan & Feb are usually the big snow months). In addition to th...
Wasn't sure where to post this, so I figured off topic might be the best bet.
I have been wanting to expand my recycling business, and the area I live in (Northern Virginia) is a huge area for real estate investing....
Hi everyone!I'm looking for advice on what to do as a next step in my investing journey. Sorry this is a long post but I want to give as much info as possible. My husband and I currently have 1 rental unit, a townhome...
I recently wrote about my experience with closing a Fannie Mae Homestyle loan and going through the vetting process for general contractors. Fast forward sixty days, and I wanted to provide some insight into renovatio...