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Hey Folks,I'm in the market for my first property (investment and otherwise) and was on the phone with a loan officer earlier today. The original plan was that my parents would match my cash contribution and classify ...
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I have been investing in real estate for over 20 years, but have no experience in short term rentals like Airbnb. I was hoping some of you could give me some things to consider as I try to decide to LTR or STR. I live...
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Stocks? Bitcoin? Etc.. I know there are plenty of different ways to invest in real estate, but assume you wanted to diversify and invest away from real estate— where would you go? Curious to hear where the biggerpocke...
Finally found a company ( Nautilus Insurance) that will write me a stand alone umbrella for 1 mil with having about 20 properties. Still debating because the price of 732.00 was a little higher than expected.And still...
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Real estate is super fun - and most of us are obsessed. But what do you do when you're not real estating?I'll go first. I love to hike, road cycle, and snowboard.
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I was planning on buying my first property to house hack in the upcoming fall 2020. Due to the COVID pandemic, some peers and I are unsure if we can count on quickly finding new tenants. What is your experience? I'm i...
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We are actively looking for a vacation rental cabin in the Asheville/Brevard, NC area...although we're scouting as far west as Highlands and as far east as Little Switzerland. Would prefer to be in Brevard area, but ...