What are the best areas in or around Austin for house hacking (either duplex or single-family houses under $700k)? I’m considering Round Rock and Pflugerville as top options. I’m asking from the perspective of being a...
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This is a great topic, I think we can all benefit from creative ideas. Multi family comes to mind. In a economic downturn people down size. They move from there homes to apartments to cut cost. I would say make sure ...
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Passive income streams require an upfront investment and a lot of nurturing in the beginning. After some time and hard work, these income streams start to build and are able to maintain themselves, bringing you consis...
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An investor out of my area reached out to me after seeing my AD on Craigs list about wholesaling and bird dogging . He is looking for a property in a particular region to flip. I finally found a deal . In our first d...
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Hi, So I know that there is a lot of talk about a duplex, triplex or 4plex being the best investment for a first time investor.. The thing is, is live in South Africa, and where I live you don't see much triplexes or ...
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Greetings! Curious to know how the investors on this blog research local areas for investments. Items such as the macro economics; net migration, income growth, job creation and more difficultly the soft areas which s...
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Hi everyone,I just want to take a moment to introduce myself. I've been looking at getting into REI over the last 6 months and I'm now at a point where i'm ready to take the leap and get my feet wet! I'd like to get ...
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Hello BP!Super new to the game and excited to jump in and learn. I work with a local non-profit in town and am interested in investing in RE on the side for some passive income. Currently under contract with first p...
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Anyone investing near Tampa, Florida?
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I am looking at a list of all the cash flow strategies using buy and hold: residential, commercial, other, etc.Any suggestion? Which one is best?