I closed on a duplex in Buffalo, NY last week. The house (both upper and lower) was vacant, in great shape as the owner had done some minor updates to the flats. The numbers look great on paper and the rents I plan to...

Hello everyone, and thanks in advance for your answers!My wife and I are just getting started in REI, and want to make sure we are off to a solid start. We’re planning to form an LLC, taxed as an S-Corp. to that end, ...

I have a real estate photography business, and I  save for taxes , and I was thinking about my small amount of savings  and possibly putting it to work  in the investment arena. I know it's a very small amount, but I ...

There is so many software's and "must haves" in the real estate investing world that i do not know where to go to what to do. I need to know if having a CRM software and/or VA/VA's really helps that much. I currently ...

I'm curious to hear people's choices and reasons for using and/or reasons for not using any of the numerous self-directed IRA custodians out there.

Hello everyone, Firstly, I have been lurking for a while now and have gotten incredibly useful stuff from here and I cant thank you enough for that.
I am a newbie investor who just bought a rental property this summe...

In your opinion, is 30% a reasonable fee to pay a property manager to do the following:
- Arrange for interior designer/furnishing property (actual expenses I have to pay)
- Promote/advertise rental and respond to a...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had an automatic payment system setup with their tenants to receive monthly rent payments automatically. This way you don’t have to physically pick up rent or wait for them to m...

Hello BPJust finalizing details to have my biz partner fund a small marketing budget ~1K/mo. Looking for recommendations on how to spend/allocate the budget: Direct Mail / Online Lead generation. Picking up about a 10...

I'm wondering which way generated more leads? (not just leads but also deals)I know most investors use direct mail and I have heard great things, and not so great things.. like for example EVERYONE more than likely is...