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Hello all! I am a new member to the site. I joined to learn more about investing for my retirement, but I own a couple of large roofing companies in Washington state. I am not an expert in investing, but I know a fair...
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I have a ten unit apartment building that I've owned for about 7 years... it is a low income property but I've tried my best to maintain it to the best of my ability. I bought the property from an out of town landlo...
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Okay, this is only my second post. I'm sure I'll take a few months before I figure out exactly which strategy I want to go with. It'll be completely passive over the next few years since I have a career that I enjoy...
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My wife and I purchased a building in, Ocean Isle Beach, NC almost 2 years ago, as an investment property to rent or hold and possibility sale. All was going just fine until hurricane Florence. A giant oak tree fell o...
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I am new to investing in real estate. Can someone help me. I am a veteran. I can use a VA backed loan. After purchasing a property I plan on holding it and using it for short term rentals( Airbnb / home away).
Does a...
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So we had an incident in one of our duplexes where a guest of the tenant was shot inside the home. I heard about it from the tenant on the other side who was afraid for their own safety, obviously. They have called me...
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I was leaving Kinko's after getting my mailers printed up, and decided to stop at Mickey D's to grab something fast and get home to get and the mailers out. I noticed a guy standing on the corner of the intersection h...
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Hi BP,Quick question.. looking for some good advice!I just purchased my first duplex on Mar 31, (yay!) and I will be living in the top apt since it is through an FHA loan. The bottom tenants are very nice people and a...
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I'm referring to tenants as the previous owner. There is no lease.
We purchased a foreclosure, gave 3 day notice, then served unlawful detainer. Waited the 5 days with no response from tenant. Received the writ of po...