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I’ve had the same tenant in my single family home for 12 years and have never raised rent. They are great tenants that pay on time, never really complain, and generally take good care of the property. Since their fis...
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Hi Everyone - long time lurker and researcher here on BP which by the way is one of the most useful sites you can possibly use to better your REI goals.So i have spent the last 9 to 12 months researching and learning,...
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Okay so I used to be pretty smart. Or so I thought. But it's been a while since I've done anything remotely "active" in the property investment world. I have been renting out a few places as a sole proprietor that jus...
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Are larger, more expensive homes hard to rent.I am concerned that anyone that would rent such a nice place could afford to purchase their own nice home, so finding a renter that would stay for a while, might be diffic...
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This would clearly be a very risky move, but has anyone considered buying a vacation rental in a vacation based rental market such a Tulum, Mexico? Unlike certain sub markets in the US that are very hot right now due ...
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I know if you search turnkey, you get a ton of various feedback. But I wanted to consolidate a bit here. Any recommendations and most importantly any recent horror stories of some.
The most obvious things I notice i...
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Many people would like to invest in real estate but either they do not have enough money for a down payment or they do not want to lock their cash into a property purchase. It is possible to buy property with no money...
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Greetings!I just read an article by Forbes where the author - Brad Thomas - mentioned something regarding cap rates that has me confused.Quote - "As a REIT analyst, I use cap rates on a daily basis for comparing the v...
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I have done some flips, but never a new home build. I'm doing my first one with an "owner-builder" so pulling the permit is not an issue (I know how to do all the paperwork stuff).In the future, if I need a GC to pull...
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Property was purchased at auction like 2 months ago by some real estate agent at $86k (great deal, huh) who "Manages" a property company and is also the listing agent for the property I want. I called the listing brok...