Why would anyone want to purchase a rent-controlled Santa Monica apt building? Consider this deal…10 unit building, built ~ 1950, class C, in a prime Santa Monica location !Under rent control !Huge upside in rents (as...

Hello everyone, I have recently been doing some research in the area of buying homes directly from home owners that are motivated to sell their homes for various reasons. I understand the theoretical process well in t...

There are some houses around my local college that sometimes pop up for sale with good prices. I imagine these are easy to rent to incoming college students with some staying multiple years. Anyone have experience wit...

There are two points in the investment process where you can reduce maintenance costs. The first is when you purchase a property. The second occurs when you renovate it.
Select Low Maintenance Cost Properties
The be...

This is me thinking out loud :roll: but up to this point I have considered the implications of risk in a rehab project as either and increase in cost and/or a delay in schedule.

In order to account for risk I add a...

I've heard a few people, in particular from the Pittsburgh area, mention that they will never again by a house with a "dirt foundation, often citing that it is not possible to perform repairs.  To date, no one has bee...

I've spent a good portion of my adult life living and working in Africa, although I'm a US citizen. My family and I have been back in the US the last two years, but we're hoping to move back to Africa later this year....

Here's the story. I currently live in San Diego as an hvac service technician making between 60-70k a year. But I plan on moving to FL in July.  I put in for working at Military sealift command this past June. (basica...

Hi there,I am a newbie here. I have been investing in the stock market for years. Now I'd like to diversify my investment by getting into real estate, starting small, likely a 1-2 bedroom condo or townhouse and rent ...

5" of snow expected Monday in Pigeon Forge and more later in the week.I know many people on here have vacation rentals in this area.I'm half tempted to throw my generator and some groceries in the truck and go up to s...