Hello to the community. I know there are at least 100 threads on this great site that deal with “getting started,” and assure you that I have tried to digest as much as possible before resorting to another “help...
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I’ve had the same tenant in my single family home for 12 years and have never raised rent. They are great tenants that pay on time, never really complain, and generally take good care of the property. Since their fis...
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We're beginning to hear from all over that retail stores are closing and at a very high rate. Amazon and online shopping alike has made it convenient and easy for us to do a one stop shop for things from groceries to ...
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I am working on a long term buy and hold plan.. SFH's here in Nor cal are SO overpriced. I am 40, 3 kids, full time job... I envision doing Property management at least in the first decade, but do a lot of work myse...
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My AC has gone on and off for the past week.
We are checking on it daily and additional fixes are required.
It will probably take additional couple of days to fix it as it has been trial and error.
We are keeping t...
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I have been involved in real estate for nearly 50 years and have always been very positive about the future. I started at a very young age buying real estate and investing in more and more as decades went by. If I was...
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Any advice out there on the best way to pull away from the full time job and make landlording the main gig. special formulas , cash flow, separate income accounts. My biggest concern is that once I leave my full tim...
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I am thinking I won't have to wait for more than 1-2 years... Your thoughts?Most of my coworkers, especially those in the early 30s, have bought and have a mortgage that is $10K in monthly PITI... Tough.....Any job lo...
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I have a tenant that pays on time and keeps place clean.
I also offer him a desirable place to live that is being taken care of.
To me nice tenant is not the one who expects me to subsidize their rent.
I provide a...