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I am eager to get started in real estate investing. I live in the Antioch area and would love some tips on getting started. I have attended a couple of seminars but still trying to figure things out. I am searching th...
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Hello,I am getting close to locking down the contract of a package of 5 Duplexes in Ohio. The Seller has agreed to seller financing verbally. The terms so far are good. 10% down, 7% interest, payments of P&I, ball...
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Hi BP,I was curious what local investors think of the High Earner's Income Tax that Seattle is talking about currently? How do you think it would impact your business? I am not clear on the details of the tax either. ...
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Howdy fellow Pocketers! I have been watching all the podcasts, reviewing all the articles, and reading all the books and there seems to be a recurring theme to get an FHA loan for the 3.5% down and live in the home fo...
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Easy on the people, hard on the problemI learned my property management system from David Tilney. He has a fantastic course that will change the way you view land lording in general. One of the things David says is, “...
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Hi there,I'm new here and am learning a lot from the podcasts and reading through the forums. I live/own in Seattle and have 1 multi-family rental property (with a business partner) in Tacoma and a short-term rental/...
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I am getting my first rental property! I have heard several people suggest that I refer to myself as the property manager or even as someone who helps out the property manager instead of referring to myself as landlor...
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Hi everyone,I'm assessing my options to scale my portfolio from my current two doors. Right now, my properties are conforming pretty well to the 2% rule, but I'm weighing the option of refinancing the properties to l...
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Hi BP, I'm new to REI and just started a rental property company (a LLC). I look to make my 1st purchase in the next 2 months but have a FUTURE question about lease agreement. I like to plan things ahead so I need som...
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I am in process of buying one property and wanted to understand how lease agreements are transferred (or have owner name updated). Does escrow handle that along with holding rents/deposits etc? or it need to be clearl...