Anna Watkins
My recent Tax Lien Auction experience in Tennessee - lost, but got an education
I went to my first ever tax lien auction on May 20, in Franklin County, Tennessee (my home county). TN is a "hybrid" state -- if you win the auction, you get a first lien on the property, and if it's not redeemed wit...
Account Closed
Is Cash Flow King? Price to Rent and 1% in different OOS markets.
Over the past year, I've been educating myself so as to get my investing start, most like with single family buy and hold. I live in San Diego county, so I've tended to focus on starting OOS. Initially, I was looking ...
Eric Campbell
Student rental process
Hi Everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. I recently purchased a 6 bedroom/2200 sq ft. house near a small university in our town. The contractor that bought renovated it himself with the thought of putting co...
Maurice Blackledge
Investing in TurnKey Rentals as a new investor
I am in the process of finding my first rental property to buy and hold while gaining a bit of extra cash flow.My question: Is it better to start out with TurnKey investment properties? I know it will typically involv...
JD Martin
Experienced STR owners - is "some" money always better than "no" money?
Good morning all!I was having a conversation with another investor a few days ago regarding short term rental occupancies and rates. In some areas right now it appears that bookings are "down", at least compared to th...
Jeff Trevarthen
Emerging Markets for SFR purchases?
Hello BP,I'm looking for emerging markets for single family homes which can be purchased for $100,000 or less. The properties should cash flow (even just a little) when purchased with 20% down. The locations should...
Erik Lindquist
Over priced market
I am living in a market (Marin county cali) where everything is going for well over asking, some of them 200k over! I am a newbie and it does not make sense to even start here when everything is over priced. There are...
Quentin Jivery
Mistakes when analyzing first property
I am curious what mistakes everyone else made when analyzing their first properties?
Willie Brown
Autumn Property Management
Hi guys, I'm an out of state investor and have one property in Detroit. Currently have a tenant that use to be section 8 as of 3 months ago so there aren't any rents coming in. Anyways for whatever reason I haven't be...
Doug Utberg
What will trigger the next recession?
Background: The economy is on a tear, but trees don't grow to the sky. At some point, it will over-extend and go into recession when financial commitments default.Last time, the trigger was a default on home mortgage...