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While reading an article on The Motley Fool last weekend about Warren Buffett’s sage advice on investing in the stock market got me thinking. Like most investors, I’m always comparing “the market” to real estate inves...
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Greetings all - I have two SF units that I have been managing for a few years, and as I look for my third acquisition, I'm considering whether a 4 to 12 unit MF property is actually a better next step than SF unit #3....
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Has anyone in the Austin market noticed a complete pause in the market the last 2.5 weeks? Context: My wife and I listed our primary for sale mid-june. As objectively as possible, if we had listed it 4 weeks prior, we...
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Hi My Bigger Pocketeers,So. This home that has been In my family for years is due for closing early next month. I made the decision to sell it because I've been making morgage payments on it for years and not knowing ...
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What are examples of successful direct mail marketing that are used for personal investment? For instance, my family and I would like to invest in a certain area of town. How would we best market ourselves to find pro...
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One of our STRs has been struggling since December. All of a sudden, starting last weekend we have gotten several bookings (6 or so). We were starting to get a little concerned, since that place is right downtown in a...
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My wife and I are looking to start a property management business of our own and wanted to know what business credit cards people use to earn points or cash back.
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I just closed on my first rental property yesterday, a duplex in a good location. Both units are currently rented. There’s no current lease, and the previous landlord was not managing the property at all. The rent cur...
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I've been looking to invest in some real estate syndication deals. I've met with 15+ sponsors, guys who do deep value adds (low if any initial cash flow in the first few years, but higher IRRs upon exit) to more manag...
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Hello, I am pretty new to the forum, but I've lurked for a while. Let me tell you my goals and then a bit about a potential deal.
I want to buy a rental home to hold. I am concerned primarily about building...