I live near the Portland Metro area and my goal with real estate is to buy and hold to build passive income to replace the income from my job.  I currently do not own any rentals and only have experience buying two pe...

Hey folks, I have an opportunity to join a mentorship program with Tresa Todd-Lugten and the Women's Real Estate Investors Network. It looks perfect for me, but I'm concerned there may be something bad that I don't kn...

I had a series of unfortunate events happen to 3 my properties this year:1) one property, my first tenant ever, moved out because they bought their own house so I saw my first year's cashflow go out the door due to tu...

Are things softening in the Bay Area, and if so, are you changing/modifying any of your strategy because of it? I was up at Bay Area Wealth Builder's RE meetup in Corte Madera (near Marin) last week with @Kathleen L. ...

Small Multifamily (2-4 units) Only Works 1 of 4 Ways Right Now

1. Large down payment sacrificing Cash on cash return. You may be able to break even or cashflow, but you'll be putting 25%+ down and your CoC will b...

After looking in San Francisco, the East Bay, South of San Francisco, and the North Bay, I decided to invest in the North Bay because the housing prices were still reasonable. Perhaps this is slipping away as well:  I...

Please help clear my mind from my skewed point of view of how REI works.My goal is to buy a multiplex apartment building and live in one of the units. So I'm guessing that I'd have to put something like $50,000 down f...

Would it make sense to buy a home, rent for 1-2 years (negative cash flow), with the intention of making it our primary residence thereafter? Please advice. Is there anything I need to think about here?We found a home...