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Hey everyone, I'm curious about hearing other peoples "Why" when becoming real estate investors. I think this would be a great discussion. 3...... 2....... 1....... lets go and leave your comments below. thanks.
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Hello,Am i being unreasonable by telling my handy man that these charges are too much. He said he went online and searched for average charges. My argument is he should use local comparisons not national. And i coul...
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I selected this forum because I want my story to be a successful one. But I doubt it.. And really today I feel like I want to give up.
In 2003, I came to the US through a work visa. Apart from job, I dreamed of esta...
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Hi,I'm new to the forum and real estate in general. I'm getting ready to PCS to the Pentagon for two years, and am planning to purchase a home with a VA loan so I can build some equity while I'm there, and then rent i...
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Hey everyone, we have a tenant who was getting really creepy (like… Really really creepy) so we gave her notice to move at the end of her lease which ends in 2 weeks.
However, she is slightly mentally challenged (pr...
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Hi Everyone, I graduated this past year from UNC-Charlotte where I played on the Women's Soccer Team and studied Business Management and Management Information Systems. I moved to Atlanta in June and I am currently ap...
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I'm in the "drinking from a fire hose" seIf-education phase of my early real estate investing career. I've been thinking about the option to go with the turnkey options available outside of my area (assuming the numbe...
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Happy 4th of July!
I'll get right to it: my wife and I want to buy a foreclosure SFH towards the end of the year but only have money saved up for renovations
, not enough for the down payment. We're looking to buy i...
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Hello!I've done some searching for this information on the forums and haven't found it, but if there is a thread or blog answering my question, I'd love to read it!The question is this: What due diligence must be done...