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I am new to investing in general, but have been doing a lot of research and am eager to get started in real estate. I live in San Diego. I am mostly interested in buy and hold rental properties and learning that busin...
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Hafa Adai, Aloha, and Hello Everyone! My name is Jonita Ovalles-Pecjo (hyphenated with my biological father's name who died a few weeks before I was born and my step-dad that raised me until I was 15), but most kn...
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Anyone have any experience with working or buying properties thru these type places? Meridian Property Management in Memphis Tennessee is one. Another is Georgia Residential Partners in Atlanta area. These types f...
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The short version, with direct questions: I've started analyzing vacation STRs in different areas of Washington state. My efforts are primarily focused in areas near the Hood Canal. I'm really struggling to come up wi...
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Has anyone not applied for their Tier 3 license? Just before the holidays, there were still over 2,000 licenses available. I am shocked - based on the number of TOT certificates, I thought for sure that there would be...
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Well... San Francisco is at it again! Apparently, according to this news article, there are a number of people backing a “Stop the Flip” proposal that will appear on the November ballot that could create a 25% tax for...
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You all helped me last year in assisting my disabled son to purchase his first home. You helped through the purchase, the rehab, and the renting of it.My husbands health issues [as well as my own] has forced an earlie...
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First if its your property do what ever the law will allow you to do without a contractors license. With that being said I am a contractor an electrical contractor to be exact. For those that don't know the majority o...
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My wife and I are in our first house hack (duplex) in Citrus Heights CA (Sacramento County) that we closed on in Dec of 2020 and looking to pick up another multi-family unit before the end of 2021. We hope to have 30-...
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I have my first two homes rehabbed and marketed for rent. My first has two separate families interested. Trying to decide; probably a no-brainer but I am asking for advice.
1) Family one - Mother with two kids, mov...