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We're deciding on whether, as part of my wife's public school pension, to take a lump distribution in exchange for a smaller monthly pension amount. In thinking about whether or not to take the distribution, I want t...
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Good afternoon,I'm new to investing in the Dallas area and have great credit and want to buy, hold and rent property to create an income stream. If someone could give me advice on where to start with the below 3 I'd b...
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Hi all!So my husband Chad and I are a design/renovation team and I am very near the end of my licensing course to become a real estate agent in New York, and I've have accepted a position with Century 21. We are looki...
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Hi everybody,
I recently found a listing for small mobile home park in my neighborhood. The park has 12 mobile homes, 1 SFH, and 1 duplex. The park is for sale for $800k and one of the mobile home park vacant is a 2/...
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What is the standard rate for a property management company? I came across a company that charges 9% management fee of the monthly rent and one months rent leasing fee when the company puts a new tenant in the unit. A...
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Hi all,My business partner and I have friends which want to invest with us. We have an idea on how we would structure the ownership on a BRRRR (our idea of the structuring below), but were hoping for advise on how ot...
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Hello everyone,I am a fairly new landlord in the state of Illinois. I own a single unit within a building of about 43 or so units that is managed by an HOA. I experienced my first tenant swap this month, and needless ...
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Hey BP,It's been a year since I joined and made my first post, and I feel like I've made substantial gain in my knowledge and preparation for this journey of real estate investing. I've completed The Book on Rental Pr...
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Hello! Very first post here in the forums. Been listening to a lot of the podcasts. I know for sure that I want to get started investing in real estate for cash flow, but, having never done this before it's super hard...
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Very interested in short term rentals/ air bnb! How did you decide what markets are good or not? Tip and personal experiences appreciated!