Hi all, I am a REI noobie coming into the space at the age of 28. I have just registered for the site after silently watching and reading posts in the BP archive. I am working towards owning landlord single family ...

Is there a rule of thumb for an old place built in 1900.  Right now I am using 8% for Repairs and 8% for Cap Ex.  What do you guys think?  The place is in good shape considering the age.  But I am nervous about the ag...

Hi. My husband is looking for a good area in San Diego where we can transfer before the year ends. Can you suggest a perfect area? :-)

My grandmother passed years ago. Many years prior to her passing she moved out of the home to live with another family and the home sat vacant for a very long time without anyone checking on it. Thru the years it has ...

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has any expertise in the 9th and 9th area of Salt Lake City for the purchase of commercial property. I would like to start my real estate investing with a commercial property to start ...

I would like to invest in a property in potentially Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, or Dominican Republic. I want to buy something very cheap maybe a foreclosure or something similar. The problem with Costa Rica...

Are hardwood floors worth the investment? As in for equity for refinancing. 

Given my circumstances, I'm exploring the possibility of house hacking in San Diego for my first property. I've been searching for residential multi-families in the $1M - $1.3M range to offset my mortgage by renting o...

I am thinking of buying a house but there are two tall, vertical cracks in the basement each running from top to bottom of the wall.  They are on opposite walls from each other.  How much would it cost to fix somethin...

FINALLY!! For those of you that remember me, it's been quite some time ago that I posted on Investor Deal Diaries on the projects we had going in Orange County, CA (San Clemente, and Capo Beach - Dana Point) For those...