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I'm looking at Cleveland, OH and a bit farther south to Akron, OH for my first rentals. I'm primarily interested in multifamily rentals. My concern is, it looks like Cleveland is part of the Snowbelt. I've seen warnin...
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Just wanted to see how fellow BPers feel about future interest rates? As all investments are linked to rates, I feel that rates in the future matters a great deal.
If an investment property is purchased today and th...
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I get solicitations from companies offering to legally reduce my credit card debt and get the credit card companies to accept a lesser amount as payoff. Supposed to be entirely legal. What are the criteria for doing t...
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I have a couple of rental properties in California that I "stumbled into" as I purchased primary residences and moved. This is going to be my first attempt at taking REI more seriously. I have a good career that allow...
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Question to all my fellow rental property owners who self manage. Why do you self manage Instead of finding a professional property management company? A- FeesB- ServiceC- Trust Please be descriptive if possible so I ...
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My husband and I are new to real estate investing but know that it’s the path that we would like to navigate together as we strive for financial freedom, escaping the rat-race, and growing into entrepreneurs. I recent...
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Would it necessarily be true that the more deductions you claim on your tax return the less a bank will lend to you because of your lower taxable income?
So therefore, isn't this technically a catch 22 situation wher...
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How to go about Subject To? I have an opportunity on a property from a family member but I would like to go subject to route. How Can I explain this to the seller? Pros/cons... ANY info is welcome and much appreciated!
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Hey guys,
I was planning to attempt targeted door-knocking as my initial strategy, and I think I get what to do when the conversation gets going (find out what their situation is, listen listen listen, talk a...
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I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...