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Rents Drop BIG! - Who's Playing w/ Numbers? Why? - Election Time?
US Rents Just Tumbled The Most On Record As Economy Craters
What about the actual state of rents? For the answer we go to the latest monthly report from Apartment List which we have used consistently since early 2021...
Tim B.
Retiring early with a few rentals paid off
I've been browsing the forums and it seems that many people are into leveraging their money by buying numerous rentals looking for long term wealth. That sounds great... However, I want to retire ASAP. My SFH will be ...
Remington Lyman
First Year of 1099 Income - What Next?
2.5 years ago I worked for JPMorgan in Columbus, Ohio. I realized I could take my W-2 income and get a 30-year fixed low rate note to purchase a multifamily property if I lived in one side. Shortly after this, I rente...
Eric P.
First investment property REO?/ New member intro
Hello everyone. This is my first post, look forward to learning a lot here. I've been interested in real estate investing for a long time, and have taken the idea off the back burner. Here's a little info about mys...
Cliff T.
Help with tricky tenant situation
Hi all,
I'm hoping to get some help with a tricky tenant situation. I have a property that is currently leased to 4 tenants, all of them signed ONE lease together. That lease is set to end on 9/30.Last month, I start...
Steven Maduro
letting a tenant bring in a room mate. should I charge more?
I have a new tenant pretty rock solid guy
He moved in by himself he mentioned his girls would visit
but now he wants them moved in permanently
and he also wants his cousin to live at the place
He asked me what ...
Michael Donaldson
Painting Ceilings Same Color as Walls?
Hello, I'm working on a project right now, and the walls in each of the rooms are painted similar colors (shades of a light grey), however, the ceilings were left an offwhite color. Is this recommended to leave it lik...
Christian Carson
Creating a third unit in the attic -- a debate
I recently bought a second duplex on the same street as a triplex I own. They are functionally the same construction--1920s-built, up-down 2br apartments of about 1000 square feet each with front porches, and a fin...
Emma Chen
Single family houses that have units without permits?
There are some houses I've noticed on the market advertising as a single family but have an extra unit or two. Looks like the extra units were added without permits and done illegally. It does seem to be possible to c...
Christopher Nathaniel Hart
In need of some advice
So I just purchased my very first house, which is also my current residence for my wife, two children and myself, I had to completely drains my savings in the process. I know I'm at least 1-2 years out from being ab...