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Who here is working the short-term rental market in Chicago? I am a Chicago native, working in development for the last six years. I’d like to expand my investment portfolio into STRS, but it’s been challenging to get...
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Hello All
I have a pretty good grasp on the BRRRR method and how it works (I think). The only thing I don't fully understand is the financing to purchase and rehab the property. I've called several banks and in gen...
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What are some of the struggles you are currently dealing with and have dealt with in the past? And what have you done and what are you doing to over come those struggles? Let's helps each other avoid and over come iss...
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Oregon is considering a bill with state wide rent control. As landlords, this is obvious an issue incredibly important to our industry.Rent control creates ghettos. Rent control drives up the cost of housing. Rent co...
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Folks - I am a beginner real estate investor in NJ and one of my subject properties is a foreclosure. I used Frank Gallinelli's book What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to know about Cash flow on one of my subject p...
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I'm located in Dallas, I've been looking at several different options..mutual funds, multi-family, apartments, or franchising. I have access to the VA Home Loan, but there's a lack of multi-family properties in my pri...
My youngest is transferring to UCLA in the fall. Our kid's friends who have attended usually rented in Westwood. But their parent's were willing to spend way more money than I probably am. I mean like WAY more. I'...
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Hi All,
I've read some posts about achieving FIRE via real estate investing and I'm hoping to start doing that 2024. I don't really have much experience in this area and would love some advise. I'm currently in Phoen...
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My wife and I have decided to OOS invest in a STR/Vacation property in Branson. However, the vast number of STR options are a bit overwhelming. In an effort to narrow down our search for our realtor, We’re trying to...
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I have heard numerous times from multi family investors that if they had it to do over, they would have skipped the singles all together. However, I just don’t see the returns in multi. I currently own just under 60 p...