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Hi Everyone,I’ve been lurking for a few months now and this is my first post here after trying to get a lay of the land. Apolgies if it’s long, just a lot on my mind.About me:- Live in the East Bay Area- Wife and I ar...
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My fiance seems hell bent on sending me to chase MLS listed properties. This past weekend I got us to look at the REO he found on Zillow, of which I figured might be a deal. We went out there with a contractor who is ...
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Hello to all.I am currently searching home or condo owners in San Franciso's South Bay area who are open to leasing their property with with an allowed sub-lease clause. Any sub-lease activity would ONLY be to a trav...
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Cautionary Tale for Newbies and Not-So-NewbiesThis post is intended to share some observations gained from more than a decade as a real estate investor, and to offer some words of cauti...
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I’ve heard that people lose everything when they’re overleveraged. When would you say people lose their shirt in RE investing, when debt to equity ratios are to high or when their debt to cash reserve ratios are too h...
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I know there are a ton of you out there, so post a reply here if you're a Millennial real estate investor. Would love to know
1. What's your strategy?
2. How long have you been investing?
3. What has been your big...
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I know some of you don't like political discussions but they directly apply to money, so it's relevant.
I don't care about whether or not you believe in "stimulation" economics or whatever. I don't care if you want ...
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I'm working on purchasing a vacation rental in my hometown that is very seasonal, approximately 9 weeks of solid summer bookings and intermittent bookings throughout the shoulder spring/fall months. One of the compani...