Does anyone recommend a real estate consultant? I need some serious advice on some things and nobody on bigger pockets has any idea how to help.
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With everyone working from home these days, where possible, and with the recent news that companies like Twitter are opting for a permanent remote workplace, I think it's clear that commercial real estate will be seri...
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Hello, All book 8 of the year! Well on my way to book 52 for the year. Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Well-Being by Deepak Chopra MD and Rudolph Tanzi PhDGood book. Not gr...
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Hello!I just purchased my first out of state investment property in TN (woohoo!) and am looking to create a list of recurring maintenance activities to make sure I'm keeping the property in the best shape possible - a...
Really curious why investors purchase income properties, is it so you can live off the cash flow for retirement, fund your children's college tuition, quit your day job or maybe some other reason? Just curious to kno...
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Was interested in targeting locations for long-term rentals within the military community. Has anyone had much success with this? Without much research, it sounds promising - stable source of income, leasing to promi...
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So, my wife and I bought our first duplex back in December of 2018. Took a while to find a descent place at a fair price, but we did it. It's nothing special, but the maintenance is low and the numbers work. With both...
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Has anyone thought about what a permanently low interest rate environment looks like? Which strategies will dominate? For example, my end game has always been to hold real estate and ultimately carry back after rates ...
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We asked our tenants to move out due to multiple lease violations (main ones were smoking and pets, where the lease prohibits both), and the floors are left with multiple cigarette burns (both hardwoods and linoleum),...
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Hi there!A little bit of a random question-I'm big into the sharing economy and invest in and run Airbnbs and have done so since 2013.Just last year I got into sharing a 2017 Outback 37' travel trailer. Right now we u...