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The past days I'm researching ways to better systemize better my REI. So far since I have only 4 rentals the free version of RentecDirect works just fine, and if I decide to get the very affordable pro version I will ...
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So my wife and I are giving serious thought to starting a Self Directed IRA with plans to eventually purchase rental property. I haven't really been able to find a concrete, clear, concise breakdown of how it all work...
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A total real estate investing newbie here. I don't even know if the term "real estate investor" is a misnomer for me! I'm taking really small steps in going into this, but from what I have read, this is the path t...
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From your experience, where did you find your best and responsible tenants? Was it from referrals or word of mouth? Or craigslist or sites like zillow?If you use referrals, do you give incentives like cash or gift car...
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I have a portfolio of 11 rentals in Kansas City (I live in Ca). My PM is competent. I have done make readies/rehabs for all of them through a contractor, and the PM walks the properties when he is done. Over the ye...
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How do some of these sites screen their sponsors and the legitimacy of their investment return claims? For example, I have been keeping track of some of these home rehab flips being financed on sites like iFunding and...
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Hello Everyone,My business partner and I need some help/advice on picking out railing options for out deck. We are getting to a place where we are low on money but do not want to cut costs on the porches because they ...
So we are in the process of finding a tenant I have one in mind and told her all I needed to do was verify her income. Someone else has reached out that may have a better potential is it ok to scream that person as we...
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I have heard a lot of talk on youtube.com about purchasing leads from ListSource.com, I am curious what experiences any of you here have had? I just spent a small amount of time poking around their site and was conce...
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Hi everyone,I am fully aware of the BP calculators (which are awesome), but as I am a finance person and like to see things being calculated in excel (or a platform with greater granularity), do you have any financial...