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I put the following tirade together to show my friend how real estate beats the market (equities, stocks). The scenario below is the actual property I purchased last year. Please let me know if I'm off on my assumpt...
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Am I all alone here? People in my area can make $50/hour. Now, if we extrapolate from this, 50/hr x 40 hours/week = $100,000. Many of the people are dual income families. So a couple makes $200,000 per year. How ...
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I came across a "for rent" sign, called, and subsequently rented from a guy after he agreed to repair some things, or pay for items and I'll repair them. The apartment looked rough upon initial inspection, but appear ...
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Hi everyone!At one of my APT buildings, I have a 2nd story catwalk that needs replaced. The previous owner used NON-Pressure treated plywood and laid some regular carpet down on top of it. Problem is the carpet above ...
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Good evening everyone,
I would love your advice. I'm still fairly new into investing, and I have not done any deal yet, but educating myself for the past 7 months reading, studios, videos etc..., and I listen to the...
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So many people ask about setting up an LLC or purchasing umbrella insurance to protect their assets from a lawsuit. I personally think the risk is exaggerated and these protections aren't as necessary as one would thi...
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I have a house up for sale right now, its a nice house built in 2001, 3200 sq ft, a former builder's model so it was built with a lot of little "extras" you don't see on every newer house like tray ceilings, inset col...
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For some of you who have followed my previous posts and have reached out to me, you’ll know that I made a decision a few years ago during the height of the pandemic to change strategies from house flipping with invest...
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This could be my first purchase from a wholesaler. His asking price and his ARV both seem good. What I'm wondering is if his expectations are normal since I've not dealt with a wholesaler before. He wants the asking p...
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Hello, Frequent visitor to this forum to learn about landlord for the last few years and have a few rental properties in DFW area. However, this time I need some feedback from other landlord. I understand that landlor...