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So I have been trying to lease two properties. Great success on one, just leased to a long term tenant for $100 extra each month over the last tenant's rent. The other property is not going so well. I have had ma...
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If not, then you probably have not visited Dubai. Wifey and I returned a week ago from a land tour and cruise in the Arabian Sea. We visited several locations in Oman and two of the seven emirates in the united Arab e...
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About 9 months ago, I created a post on BiggerPockets (for those who are interested, check out the post) around how I was choosing to stop this romance with offline marketing (i.e. direct mail, driving for dollars, do...
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A lot of people here call themselves real estate investors and most are but, can we be honest for a moment? If you haven't actually done a deal you are not yet a real estate investor. At this point you have aspir...
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This is a sample with a 4.5% rate 30 year fixed payment qualification includes tax and insurance and $500 in borrower monthly debt (car, credit cards...) DTI ratios at 43% after Jan 10 and 50% before Jan 10
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Earlier today I had a request that we build a FAQ for birddogs. I'd love to get out and do it, but I'm a bit overwhealmed right now. If anyone can help us put this together, that would be great! Just add on to this...
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Hello everyone,So...I have a mentor that is adamant about door knocking pre-foreclosures to generate leads. In my personal opinion, I feel it's dangerous; as you are dealing with sensitive homeowners. Her theory is "w...
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I'm a new investor. I have a duplex and I have some inherited tenants on a month to month. I served them 30 days notice for a multitude of reasons, but of course on paper decided to go with a 30 day termination of...
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You hear so much (I guess from the gurus and course sellers) about how “predictable” the cash flow is from rental properties. Well I adamantly disagree. You have a maintenance issue…unpredictable cash flow. Your insur...
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Hello!
My husband and I are about to be first-time landlords and couldn't be more excited. We just bought our second townhome (we close in 10 days!) and plan to keep and rent out the townhome that we have lived in fo...