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Hello all,Ok so I am looking into flipping a house, but I don't have the money so I am probably going to end up using a Hard money loan or a private investor if I can find someone in my area willing to finance. I have...
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Let me preface this by saying that I realize zillow zestimates aren't exactly the most accurate valuations metrics, but my issues are still puzzling.
I am located in Houston, and 2014 appraisals recently we...
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Now i dont know too much about this it took me a while to get my frist deal but atleast i got one done and i did take a alot of help ofcourse. but in the sprit of growth tell use how to incress speed and efficey when ...
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Ok, so first of all...The Two Types of Full-Time Real Estate Investors
Generally speaking, there are two types of full-time real estate investors: the passive investor and the active investor. A passive investor i...
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We are planning on selling a SFH rental this year. We have a ton of equity in the property so I am trying to learn about 1031s.
Here’s what I calculated using rounded numbers:
Cost 150
Cap impr 70
Depr 105
Basis 11...
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Hello everyone! I just started my real estate investing two years ago and I'm now on my third property. On my third property they just deemed it in a flood zone. Is there anyway I can contest this or do I have to bite...
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Hello im a 16 year old that has a dream of creating massive wealth in real estate. Im just wondering if anyone has any suggestions about what i should do, what im capable of doing right now, and how i should spend my ...
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Hello everyone, I will be writing a four part series regarding expectations in the short-term rental (STR) industry. Part one is about investors expectations. More specifically, six things you can expect from the STR ...
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Hi BP!We went live with our first two properties yesterday and have bookings in November already. Excited to start on this journey!I had a few questions.1) I have seen post about lease agreements, and how some host se...
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People assume that whatever information is readily available is common. This bias skews our perception of reality. If you watched a show about flipping houses and the flipper in each episode makes around $40,000 to $6...