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Hello everyone! I am new to this community and have read many of the forums as well as taken part in one of the podcasts. I guess I'll get right to it... I am purchasing my first multifamily property in the Buffalo,...
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How profitable is the rental business? I've been looking over some threads here and see that percents are used a lot when dealing with duplex's/ plan on renting out a building. I'm not too certain on the percents an...
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I am thinking about raising rent on a year old rehab that I have a tenant paying $1200 monthly for! I am thinking of charging $1225. He is a Foreign Exchange student who is in his Sophmore year so I am thinking of upp...
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Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pa...
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Hey everyone!I've been following the forums here, and I have to say the the info from the community is invaluable. I gathered up the courage to put an offer on a house in Oakland for a superficial flip. I wanted to ch...
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I just enrolled in my companie's 403B tax deferered retirement "match" program. I don't plan to wait that long to retire. I am serious about using real estate as a tool to escape the life of being a paid slave. I just...
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Hey,
My goal with real estate is to net $5,000 a month from rental income in the next 10 years. I'm currently a real estate agent in the Philadelphia area and I also do flips. The pay is great but its basical...
Hello! I love this site. Learned so much on it already!Before I go on, I would like to say that I feel very fortunate, lucky and very grateful for this inheritance. This money was given to me without my doing anything...
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