On episode 392 of the Bigger Pockets Podcast Todd Baldwin of the South Seattle market explained how he buys houses and rents them by the room. In order to avoid conflicts among strangers he offers untraditional amenit...
I am a big believer in the old saying, “the trend is your friend”. I do not try to predict where something is going, just identify it as its happening, and act on it accordingly “This neighborhood is better maintaine...
Hi- I own two rental properties (both duplexes) in Inglewood,CA. Both have increased in value and have long term(ish) tenants at market rate rent. Both are near the Forum, stadium, train line, etc. Curious to hear oth...
I just made my first mortgage payment and am having some serious sticker shock when looking at the interest.why is it almost all interest? I cash flow very well on this, so could definitely afford to pay more towards ...
The RE market has been buzzing with news around the keyword; temporary buydown. Some experts believe that the hottest and most talked about purchase option right now is the Temporary Buydown.They assert that it is a g...
As an Inspector it always was a concern of mine inspecting vacant property, was there meth used on the property, so I did something about it and now test for Meth. inspectordave
I grew up in PGH in the late sixties, moved to N Cal in '84' and I am currently retired after 38 yrs w/Chevron IT company. I am also a retired Army Reservist after 32 yrs and 2 deployments. My only RE experience comes...
Do you recreate your contract with your tenant after you increase the rent or just create an increase addendum of the current lease?
I know everyone is mailing out “we buy houses cash” postcards everywhere but I’m looking to focus on certain areas and yield better results.
Are there differences to consider when house hacking in a high-cost area versus house hacking in a low-cost area? Does this change depending on whether or not I make a 20% downpayment?