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Hi all,After a year of studying and hesitation (I will admit that), I finally pulled the trigger and got a duplex under contract! This will be my very first investment property!Here is a quick question: do you create ...
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Advice please. I am planning to start my business wholesaling.. I have worked for a wholesaler so I am not 100% novice.. I do not want wholesaling to be primary for me, My passion is fix and flip.. I love the risk, i ...
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So I finally finished my first flip and overall, it was a pretty good experience. To start, we got the perfect deal. Our expected ARV was $250k at the time. The house has been on the market for 2 weeks and is curre...
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I'm a newbie and still learning how to analyze/compare different areas. I have local lists of Absentee Owned Homes, Paid Off Mortgages, Recently Flipped Homes, etc. for every neighborhood in a particular city (I'm us...
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Here comes another issue as I am just getting into tax liens. I have an LLC in NM for general purposes which I have applied to register as a foreign LLC in AZ where I am purchasing tax liens, going into foreclosure n...
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Unfortunately this looks like more bad news for landlords in LA as this looks like this gives the mayor further authority to restrict evictions.
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I made a quick list of 39 local banks and credit unions.I figured I'd post it here to help anyone who wants to use it as an easy local 'cheat-sheet'. Feel free to share any experience you have had working with these l...
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Hey!! {first time posting}... So, I have a handful of rental properties in my name and I'm in the process of transferring each of them into their own LLCs, and I was curious if I can use one bank account and one cred...
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i am new to real estate investing, I actually have not even done a deal yet. This is something that I have been pondering for some time now. I often see people do jobs and get paid "under the table". To be honest, I ...
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I'm hiring a management company for my STR. Of course, I can figure out what my insurance, cable and taxes will be. But, what can I expect to spend for all of the other expenses? Consumables, utilities, repairs, yard ...