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I was wondering what was everyone thoughts about rental properties in dilapidated areas was. Is it worth having all the numbers work out, i.e. 2% rule and house bought @ 70% of value etc., vs. the appreciation of the...
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Hello Team, i am about to buy a property that is has very very strong smell inside. It looks like several cats were there for a long time. Unless I clean the smell, we cannot work there. Currently all the doors and wi...
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I'm an older blue collar working lady. Never went to college and really bad at math. Been working in retail supermarkets since age 16. I just moved to a small town in Missouri. I'm currently unemployed, but I've b...
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From another BP post I saw this comment:
"No matter if you have your proprieties in a LLC, CORP it is not hard to find out who the owner of the LLC, CORP is. I am no expert but doing normal business hours it ...
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As our stock market begins to recover, Covid-19 cases seem to be "slowing" down, and the economy seems to be through the worst of this pandemic, I am far from convinced this is even close to over. It seems we are seei...
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I have heard that dealing with the government as it pertains to section 8 can be a pain. Are section 8 MF properties even worth looking at or should they be avoided?
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Hi all,
I am not an real estate investor, but do own a home in Fort Collins, Colorado area (2009 built; 3520 total ft2; 2350 finished ; full basement - unfinished). I have an out of state job offer and trying to dec...
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I've been reading this forum for a while, trying to learn as much as possible about real estate investing and property management. Lately, something that I've been thinking about is how to protect my investment if I w...
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Closing happened this afternoon. Just finished re-keying the place and will be getting quotes on the rehab work shortly. Hope to have this one rented a little quicker than my first - bought in Dec and rented by June 1...
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My tenant who is signed to a 3 yr lease, asked if I would go halfers on expanding the back patio and possibly adding a patio cover. What would you do in this instance. I told her I would look into it but made no promi...