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I have read many different perspectives on the deposit that landlords ask renters to pay before moving in. What is a fair amount to ask the renter to pay? I would like to get the equivalent of the monthly rent as a ...
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I own my home outright. It was gifted to me over a year ago. I am planning on selling it within the next few months . I plan on using some the money from the sale as a down payment on a multi family that I will live i...
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Would like some insight from those who have worked with buying real estate as income property. I am currently looking at buying a rental home for less than $50,000 in the Forth Worth area. I would be able to pay cash ...
I'm in the process of looking for an equity investor and I'm trying to figure out how I will be able to make ends meet while I'm rehabbing a house. I plan on doing the work myself to increase my profit margin. I se...
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Hi everyone. I am still a new investor and have been away for a few years after a bad experience/good learning experience on a previous SFH rental.Anyway, I have a potential new construction townhome deal and the numb...
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To get to the point of my question, and not get too caught up in the details I wanted to get some advice on the best way to fire a contractor. The contractor I hired to rehab my out of state property is two months pa...
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Hey everyone,Is there anyone flipping flooded houses in Houston?We are about to close on a deal in a 100-year floodplain. First time flood, got about 3-4 ft of water. Purchase Price - $130k, Repairs $30k, ARV - $235k....
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Hi everyone,My husband and I are new to RE and would like to get some thoughts on what our move should be right now. I would appreciate it if you had anything to chime in on.We‘re currently renting and, before this al...
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I am currently stepping into the world of "house hacking" and trying to calculate my potential cash flow on an owner occupied duplex financed through a 203k. I have a list of potential properties that i am going to se...
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I have a property under contract. It is an REO. Initially, we were to close in the beginning of February. Then it was pushed back to last Wednesday. In the meantime, I had my insurance agent secure a vacant dwelli...