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Hi, I'll try to keep this short. We have had a 60 year old single female renter since 12/18. We have since found out that she is an alcoholic. Most recently, she was drunk and was yelling out the window that she was l...
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I recently purchased a 10 unit apartment building in Long Beach, CA and my strategy is to do a value add. The exterior of the building has a decent amount of cosmetic deferred maintenance (needs landscaping, exterior ...
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Alrighty, I'm in a bit of a pickle folks. I went under contract for my first Duplex yesterday, with the intentions to house hack. We can get into the numbers further into the post if anyone's interested, but the reaso...
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I am a new investor looking to find a good area to buy a property. I live in the Bay Area and can not afford to start here and therefore need to research a good place to start. How do you find a good place to invest...
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What are pros and cons of house on septic tank rather than city sewer. Any investors has bad and good experiences with septic tanks and tenants rough usage? Please advise
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Hello BP,I read someone's investing strategy on a blog post recently, and I found it quite interesting. They rent out apartments, houses and condos, and turn them into AirBnB's. They make a profit off of the rental in...
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I have been looking at properties for awhile and I think I’ve narrowed down the niche I’d like to stay within. I’ve read countless threads on beginner investing tips and the best way to get started and I have a genera...
We are nearing mid year, how happy are you with your progress towards your real estate goals?
It is my plan to put together two sound apartment deals this year. I'm on my way with one deal that is proving to be a ...
I am looking for the guys who live and breathe this business with ACTUAL notches on their belts, rather than just completing the latest and greatest seminar (no offense, as I am a rookie too) to evaluate my proposed r...
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I usually have not. In the past when a couple people asked when we would do the walk through together after moving out, I declined because I don't want to have a debate with them, I compare the before pictures with th...