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We have been thinking of purchasing a property either on Palm Spring, Big Bear Lake (Moonridge), or Lake Arrowhead.
Big bear lake seems to be our #1 choice since the city is more friendly towards STR. The homes in m...
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BEFORE I say anything. I want to be clear I am totally bullish on real estate investing. But I want to warn people that it is not what you think it is. And share my own journey over the last 3 years.Ok. Out of sta...
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Hey Folks, I have several friends who have properties that they manage themselves. I am trying to build my portfolio as a property manager but most are unwilling to turn over their properties because they do not see ...
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To date, we have flipped 2 houses and purchased 3 rental units since June of last year. The most recent rental purchase is not ready to rent. My husband does most of the work but it is taking so long. I've tried ev...
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Just trying to do this whole thing making less than $50,000 in my day job. I cant find realtors that want to work with me because i can only buy something super cheap. Nothing to buy within 20min. of where i live. ...
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I could really use some cumulative life experience advice this evening! I just used the MySmartMove site for tenant screening and was greeted with a tenant score of "conditional" with a FICO of 468. I have had bo...
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Hello,I recently bought a turn key property in Indianapolis through a member of this forum, this is my first out of state investment and I am not sure what I can and cannot expect from the property managers, so I am a...
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We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...