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Hi, I was wandering if anyone had experience in renting a home, signing a normal lease, and then turning that home into an AirBnB. I originally heard this strategy on the BP Podcast, I think episode 229, but was wonde...
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Well, some of you may recall that some months ago I posted a flip blog for the Heart Attack house. We bought two houses, side by side, on a street in a developing area. The Heart Attack house was a gut-out renovation....
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I am in the process of obtaining landlord insurance for 2 properties:1. 2300 sq. ft. home with 3 car garage and in-ground pool worth ~ 560K2. 504 sq. ft. condo in La La Jolla worth ~ 285K I am getting suggestions on c...
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Hello all,After much analysis paralysis on my part, my girlfriend and I have just purchased our first investment property. To mitigate risk, we decided to house hack a 3/2 home with a detached 1/1 MIL suite to rent. W...
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I was listening to the Bigger Pocket Money podcast #60 with @Mindy Jensen @Scott Trench featuring @Gino Barbaro. One thing that immediately resonated with me, and as usual shocks the rest of the world, is the mentioni...
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So I bought my first property in laurel, md for $315k. It is a 1306sq ft. 3bd 2.5bath townhome. It was $310k I had to go $5k above the listing due to the kind of market that I am in. After watching a few videos of Bra...
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What is Hard Money & Why Would You Use it?A hard money loan (also known as a private money, rehab, equity-based or bridge loan) is a specific type of asset-based loan financing through which a borrower receives fu...
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This is a few month late but I think its time I share my success story here. Although not my first rental property I have purchased( I have purchased 2 other in BC Canada before), but it is the first property that I p...
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Hey Guys,Just wondering if there are folks out there who have employed a build-and-hold strategy. Basically building a spec home with the idea of holding it as a long term rental. Same principles apply for building ...
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Hey friends! Forewarning, I suck at being brief...So my wife and I, and our daughter, went on vacation a few weeks ago to Port St. Joe, FL. We'd been down there a number of times, my wife has been going there since sh...