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Hi everybody. My name is Ryan Smith and I am new to the world of real estate investing! Any and all advice is welcome!
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Property Managers. In my area all of the larger PM's require the landlord to place a month's rent in a reserve account to cover repairs/etc. I'm the only one not doing it. However I'm thinking about starting such a...
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This is not a fix and flip but instead this is a update to my 3rd rental property (buy and hold). Removed green stove, yellow counter tops, green sink and opened the kitchen up by removing the row of cabinets that blo...
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So, short of the long...here is my text conversation with my contractor whom I've never used before:Contractor: Morning this is ***** please call me when you get this I need to talk to you about this balance I gave yo...
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How fast do you respond to tenant calls? For example if the AC unit breaks do you tell them wait until morning? Do tenants expect us to fix stuff the same day/ in the middle of night?
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Hello Guys, Looking to purchase my first multi family I currently own 5 single family and I"m seeking better returns. My budget for a multi family is 1M-1.5 M I'm looking to purchase in Dallas or Florida. I keep heari...
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If you had $250k ready to invest, how would you invest it to get the best returns as well as build a portfolio? Fix and flip, BRRRR, or leverage the money to get a 1M+ rental property? My friends and I make decent mon...
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Hi, I am happy to connect with investors in Detroit. Please provide your expertise with multi-family and single-family rental property investments. Which is better to start with?
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I am just starting my search for my first tenants of my second rental property. My first property has been rented by family and has been a breeze. I am now moving onto a property that family won’t be living in. The to...
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Hello All,I've considered investing in real estate for a long time, but have only recently come around to the idea of actually doing it. (I also haven't been in a position financially to do it previously, either.) Tha...