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Another one bites the dust! We closed yesterday and have officially sold off our 2nd baby, aka our 2nd flip. This project wasn’t nearly as extensive as our 1st, but it was very fulfilling and still learned a ton. This...
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The 2% rule TEST is a quick screening tool for rentals. It says:"The monthly rent should be about 2% of the purchase price for a rental to be a good cash flowing rental"I really don't know when People here started us...
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from something like this:
http://www.homes.com/listing/photo/168077768/1313_Fair_St_BOWLING_GREEN_KY_42101
to something like this:
http://www.designsponge.com/2012/01/before-after-modern-bungalow-renovation.html
a...
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So I bought a 4plex in Michigan back in September and hired a handyman who only had positive reviews on Google, Yelp, Facebook, etc.
He seemed pretty trustworthy at first and I hired him to get all 4 units rent ready...
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(I'm kind of copying @joederobertis' other post asking for predictions about beachcities poised to boom.)Since so many neighborhoods in LA have been gentrifying recently into "cool yuppy/hipster" areas. Heck even San...
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Good Evening BP,
I'm going to be taking a trip to Las Vegas to prospect investment properties. I'm looking to purchase a single family property and follow a Buy and Hold strategy. What are some things I should do eit...
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I have 250k to invest......
Should I use that as a DP for a 10-12 unit property?
-OR-
Leverage with other investors to jump directly into something bigger like a 40-50 unit?
I have property management experience ...
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I bought some good properties from wholesalers, my question is this why do they sell them why dont they make full profit on them? So it might be that their is to much for them to oversee but you can always hire help?...
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ok, i live here in vegas. i have two homes, one as a primary residence and one as a rental. i am breaking even on the rental, which is fine because i am 35 and i plan on using it as retirement tool. i am looking to...
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Economic Update
(Monday, May 31, 2021)
The one place that's rip-roaring in our economy is the housing market. In fact, home prices are accelerating, as the Case-Shiller 20-City Index shows. Year-on-year gains rose ...