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This might also be a bit of a personal finance question as well but wanted advice. Is there a set amount I should have in reserves to feel comfortable in case something catastrophic happens? I'm a bit paranoid so righ...
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Hello! I'm currently a student at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Finance. I spend most of my time in between Houston (hometown) and Austin, TX. Due to a mix of scholarships and having parents that are g...
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Economic Update(Monday, February 8, 2021)
Have you ever wondered who originally handed out area codes? For example, why did Vermont get 802 and Southern California 213? Listen closely because the a...
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Hi BP,I'm a fairly new investor and am interested in purchasing my next property in Lubbock. I acquired my first buy-and-hold property in February of this year through a turnkey provider (shout out Memphis Invest!) an...
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Hello, my name is Guillermo Lithgow but everyone calls me memo, I am 23 years old and am very interested in getting into real estate investing, I currently reside in New Jersey within Bergen county, and houses can be ...
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- In 2015, my partners and I started our company and completed 2 single family flips. The first one we used day labor, handymen, a few licensed subs and lots of our own labor, all financed by personal loans and credit...
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Here is the scenario:I find a house that is being sold way under market (perhaps a bank foreclosure, auction, etc.) and that doesn't really need any repair. (It may not look as good as the other houses in the neighbo...
Southern California home sales crash - Corelogic (Nothing to see here, move along) ;-)Are we at the tipping Point . . . ????"Southern California home sales hit the brakes in June, falling to the lowest reading for th...
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Need some help with tax math here. Wondering if this is a viable alternate strategy to a 1031 exchange? Here are the specifics:I'm getting ready to sell a rental property (Property A) for about $6.5M next month ...
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Is there a best system for collecting rent from