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At what point is it considered too risky to not be investing in real estate?
Rents are up, our financing is locked in for 5-30 years, and we have control over management. The same can’t be said about my retirement ...
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Here is something interesting. Perhaps, relying on the credit reports may not be a great tool after all. time.com/4288093/john-oliver-credit-reports-last-week-tonight/?xid=time_socialflow_facebookJohn Oliver makes a ...
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https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2020/06/26/kapszukiewicz-administration-delays-lead-safe-housing-enforcement-citing-coronavirus/stories/20200626079The latest and greatest on the Toledo Lead Ordinance. The 2019 ...
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Hello BP!
Im 30 years old, an aspiring investor, and living in south florida- Fort Lauderdale area. Here, I practice dentistry full time and it’s a career I quite enjoy.
Over the past couple years I have made it a ...
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Hi, I'm newer at this. I have written minimum requirements for renting our houses that I share with prospective tenants which includes ">600 credit score. Pattern of financial responsibility".This couple sent me ...
I have two rental properties which I bought 4 years ago. My initial investment in each home was $40,000. Our market has gone crazy, and at this point, if I sold, I would net around $150,000 on each house after taxes...
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We all have different cleaning standards, but some people are just filthy! Below are images from an actual apartment that's been occupied by the same tenant for almost 30 years. He pays 15% below market rate but has n...
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Hello forum!
I was reading a bit of the posts here and after seeing how friendly and knowledgable everyone was I had to sign up. I'm looking forward to talking with everyone on here, learning and make new friends.
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My and my husband's goal was to be able to retire on our passive income by age 30. We just hit our goal, both of us at age 27! We are so excited and can't believe how our hard work paid off, and even more quickly than...
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Hello,I purchased a vacant old nursing home that is in a low income area of the Dallas / Fort Worth area. The place has 30+ Rooms and is over 15,000 square feet. I was going to convert this 1950's building to an assi...