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Dear The 1%, The wealthy, and The financially successful:I am not someone who enjoys politics or follows politics in detail. My reason for that is because it seems to me that politics is more often than not, about pro...
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I've run across a couple properties and would love some input, thoughts, etc on how to possibly structure a deal. I've got my own thoughts but would love some others. The seller is a father of a friend of mine who i...
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Reading the old posts on this STR subreddit for a bit, I see it's not uncommon for people to want this parameter for their STR property. This is a difficult thing to do in today's market. What would trigger this thoug...
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How do you determine when to use 203K financing vs conventional (fund repairs with your own money/OPM)? Is there a minimum repair amount you consider when choosing? Obvious this would depend on the price of the hom...
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I have some solid ones in my current market, but I'm moving into a new market soon. What are some tips you used to find your favorite handy person? How did you know they were the right one? What are some red flags to ...
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The place to start is where you know the market, code for: where you live. Don't try to go into new markets in the beginning, shop where you live and stay close to where you live until you start to learn the market. T...
Hello everyone, I am trying to get into my first house hack and have been looking for multi family properties for over 6 months now in my area to no avail. Recently we switched our search to single family homes with a...
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Hi everyone,What's your opinion on butcher block countertop for a rehab/flip project?I personally like how they look, and they are also relatively cheap/easy to process/cut being wood and all. I'm seriously thinking...
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Hello everyone,First things first - I'd like to thank all of the contributors to this forum, your advices and inputs taught me *A LOT* - so I'm grateful for that.TL;DR: For a new RE investor with a good starting point...
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Hello BP! I live in Fort Collins, CO and the rental rates are super high and I've lot of complaints about property management companies around here. I also own property in town so I've done my research and everyone is...