My husband and I want to purchase a 4plex as our first investment property (owner-occupy). I found a fourplex in my area, looked up the owner, and finally got his cell phone number. This guy is a multi billionaire, wh...

Hi All,My tenants are currently paying rent with a check but have asked if they can pay electronically. What are the best options for this? and are there fees associated with receiving rent this way?thanks,Leah

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I joined recently and this place is so helpful. I’m a newbie to real estate investing and currently living in Fremont,CA. Because of COVID, I’m working from home for the past year, and most possibly I would be...

A friend of mine is saving up for his first downpayment. At his current rate it’s going to take about 3 years of saving in order to come up with his first downpayment. I’m curious how others came up with theirs. My fi...

I am currently dealing with some occupants (who are no more than squatters) and getting them out so I can get in and start the rehab has been a daunting process. Typically, I get them out with cash for keys and it is ...

I purchased 1 and UC for 2  properties this month two of which I'm keeping as Long term rental. The first 699 E Gold Dust, San Tan Valley AZ comps around 375K and I purchased for 393K so I'm lost about 18K equity by p...

Looking for some other ideas about where to put money to place short term ($1,000 for one year, the other $1,000 for 2 yrs), basically this is money on top of my emergency fund that I'm saving for big ticket costs for...

Not sure if this question is allowed here but thought I would give it a try! I’m in the Portland Oregon metro area and just passed the RE exam and ready to find a principal broker. I have another flexible job at the m...

I am looking to dive into REI and I've decided house hacking is the best route to go. One of the things I am concerned about is tenants knowing their landlord is a door away and knocking on my door about any and every...

The first part of this house hacking success story could have been written a couple years ago, but it wasn't, so here is the final part!We bought a duplex with owner-occupied financing in March of 2015. We had to evic...