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Hello everyone! My husband and I are new to real estate investing. We have been researching a lot and are anxious to get our hands wet. We live in Northern California so investing in our area (and California in genera...
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Hello all,Would love to hear your thoughts on whether there is a beach town that allows short term rentals in California, and where the following plan may make sense. We're looking to buy a property (most likely a con...
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My husband is working full time. I'm housewife taking care of our child and rental properties.We have 5 SFR and one apartment building out of state, managed by PM. We bought the apartment building vacant last year an...
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Hey everyone, Let me first warn you that this is a long post but I'm sure you'll find it interesting and I hope to hear what you think. If anyone has any questions please post them in this thread. Ill be happy to help...
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I am looking to get pre approved to purchase more investment property. I would prefer going through a national bank because they offer amortizations up to 30 years, but I am not against going through local banks becau...
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Hi, We are looking to buy a home in San Diego where we currently live. It is a seller's market (like most parts of the country) and the agents we are vetting have all emphasized how important it is that the agent and...
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The title says it all! The title says it all..I’ve been a stay at home mom for 1.5 years and had been mapping my way “to my forever career”..Now what? My courses at the in person school has been cancelled.. yes I coul...
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I am very new to real estate on my own, but I have been around the residential rental game my whole life since my parents own 19 properties, one of which is commercial. First question is, would apartment buildings be ...
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I am very familiar with this rule of thumb, however it seems so misguided and arbitrary and takes into account almost nothing other than a base rental assumption.Say you've got a 10 unit building and most tenants are ...
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Hey BP,1) When is safest time to drive for dollars. I do it alone and driving in war zone areas sometimes. 2) Best way to log your driving for dollars houses?3) How many houses is a good amount to get in one day? (vac...