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Hi, I've got no skin in the game and I'm trying to get my foot in the door on some investments in real estate before I decide to leave Las Vegas in 2 years. My goal is to obtain my first positive cash-flowing property...
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Self Storage- Bus Bench AdvertisingA lot of people consider Self Storage to be a very simple business of Metal buildings with no maintenance and counting cash. They are right to a degree, and then I go through the com...
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BiggerPockets would like to know how you approach taxes. I've created a (less than) 5-minute survey and it's completely anonymous. You can take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MJY6RD8 Thank you to ever...
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Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...
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Would love to hear from other investors. All locations welcome. Looking to better understand if there is something specific that you post the most emphasis on? Is location the most important, is it the CASH on CASH re...
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In a day where technology is pushing down transaction fees for purchases (i.e. Redfin, Homie, etc.) is this happening in property management anywhere? It seems like there should be a tech-first property management com...
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I have $400,000 to invest for my mother. She is older and would like to have an opportunity to have higher returns on her money at this point in her life. We were initially looking to flip homes, which would potential...
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My tenant has asked to move his ex-wife in. She will not qualify as a tenant due to the terms and conditions of my screening and application criteria, primarily because she is unemployed. I have told him that all oc...
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I received a nice looking Fedex envelop this morning from a TX law firm called holttollett. They said I didn't pay my HOA fee and had become a defendant. As a result, my $290 HOA which was due Jan 2023has turned in to...