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Drove up to Torrington over the weekend and noticed a lot of brick commercial buildings with boarded windows. A lot of vacancies? What are the big employers around there?
Also, which are the best neighborhoods for mu...
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Hello,
My name is Gigi Merritt, I live in the South Bay about 50 miles south of San Francisco, California. I’m a new real estate investor interested in single family flips (to start) and I’m searching for not just a...
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I had someone contact me about selling his land. It's 1 Acre and it has an old abandoned Mobile home on it. It's been abandoned about 8 months. The land cam be used for commerical or residential. He inherited the l...
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I'm new to the RE business but one thing I've found is I'm having difficulty finding reliable comps.
Where do you run your comps? Are Zillow and Trulia worth bothering with?
What criteria do you use? Distance, when...
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Would you look at that. There is a road going right through the backyard (or front yard?) of the house I'm interested in buying. Dotted outline property.The realtor explained that it used to be a dirt road that the tr...
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What strategies and demographics are best to consider when establishing a target market?
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We've all been thinking about the value of college education as tuition rises, wondering if the time spent and outcome is worth it. There are trades schools, a plethora of online courses, and as most investors know, t...
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Hello, I'm thinking about becoming a Real Estate Appraiser in NJ and I want to know if this is a good career and if it is in high demand right now in the NJ area? Any real estate Appraisers here that can give their pe...
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I'm a current landlord of property in both Maryland and Missouri. Looking for at least a two family to BRRR in Baltimore City or Charles County, Maryland.
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I just sent out my first batch of letters 3 days ago to a "pre-default" list (yellowletter.com) it is based on credit or something which is different from a 30-60-90 day late list. Since I am printing, stuffing, and ...