Cal C.
What would you tell your 18 year old about Real Estate Investing?
I'm curious about something and I think it can provide some insight to new investors also. Basically if you had an 18 year old who came to you today and expressed interest in RE investing what would you tell them? Th...
Account Closed
Wwon't investors pay more than $30,000 for $700 monthly rents?
Why?Didn't want to hijack the other thread but it seems like this is the question investors should be asking themselves. If you can consistently receive $700 rent on a $30,000 purchase then why doesn't the market bid...
Ying Gong
2% rule in Ultimate beginner guide
I am in San Diego area. I don't see how the 2% rule can apply to california. The housing here is very expensive. Even at lower value property area. Say the average house there is about $500k, and the rent average ...
Bobby Larsen
What has caused 10-20% rent growth and will it last?
I don't think I've been this cautious in a long time. I think there are still good opportunities but some markets are just bonkers. I'll caveat this by saying it's not just real estate, all investable asset classes se...
John Soforic
50 percent rule in my world
In reviewing past threads, I admit being sent into a mild panic over this 50% percent rule of thumb, despite the fact that I am experienced and currently own and operate 41 units... single family and duplexes with ...
Sharon R.
Property manager that doesn't profit when things go wrong .
So if you read my previous post regarding the terrible PM i had you must know that i had my share of terrible PMs who know only to collect the rent and their fees and nothing else. So I was fed up with it. I started t...
Frankie Paterno
What would you do with 60k ?
I have 60k cash saved up to put into use. I live in Staten Island a rough area in real estate! It’s expensive here so just trying to here what some people would do with 60k the best way to make it stretch and put it i...
Lee Warren
"turnkey" inspection report came back with numerous issues
I received the inspection report on a SFR thats in escrow. Property was said to have new roof, HVAC under 5 years old, new counter tops, soffit reparied, new doors, and a few other items rehabbed on the house. I go...
Susannah Nation
Succeeding at BRRRR long distance AND without any knowledge/skills of renovation??
I'm a new investor (0 deals), and we live in Marin County, in the SF Bay Area. We are homeowners. We also have a couple hundred thousand dollars in liquid assets to invest, plus time and motivation.Seemingly our smart...
Harrison Colunga
Is it possible to start out in Southern California with $35k?
I know in Southern California standards $35k is not a lot and wont get me as far as if I were to start out of state. I would start out of state but I have 0 connections and get analysis paralysis while trying to find ...