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Hey guys -
Did a a research + writeup for best Vacation Rental markets and wanted to share it. Hope y'all enjoy:
Wilmington, NC
- Wilmington, North Carolina is a coastal city in North Carolina and a long-time v...
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Hello everyone!
I come here asking a rather important question that pertains to me personally. My big question is, is it worth going to college for a real estate degree if planning on being a full-time invest...
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No not because she had an affair, but because she's focusing full time on a Presidential run in 2012. She's burned her ships. There's something you need to understand about a woman like Sarah. When a woman like her ...
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I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
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Over the last decade or so, my wife and I have put together a nice little rental portfolio, we've really grown as landlords and property managers, and we have a nice little life that's just getting nicer. Net rental i...
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The topic says it all: say you could invest in residential (multifamily, with maybe a few house flips here and there) up to 500k. Where would you go? I'm sick of Chicago's property tax hikes. Looking for markets that ...
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Our General Contractor is requesting a 28% downpayment upon signing the contract for rehab work, prior to any work being started and he claims that he has been doing this for decades and never had issues with that bei...