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Hello, pocket growers:
What are two things you wish you knew when getting into note purchasing that you didn't know when you first dove in? Thanks in advance!
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So I have a situation that will be fun to play out over the next few days, but interested to see what other landlords would do.
Tenants contacted us last week because their lights were dimming. Had an electr...
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Hello,Did a quick search and didn't see anything like this similar so here we are.I am currently under contract to purchase my first Duplex in Mid February. Its a corner lot with both a shed and a carport. The quest...
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I found a house in the Youngstown, OH area - one of the better parts of town for $9k. The home needs about $10k in work and the comps in the neighborhood range from $33,300 to $64,900.
If I pay cash for the home and ...
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I'm looking for an investment property in Orlando. I'd be a remote owner and not familiar with the various neighborhoods. Can anyone guide me to neighborhoods with the best dollar value for rent vs purchase price so...
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We just sold a home in Austin that we started building in April. Here are some pictures. I'll post some details in following posts.
One ...
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I just put in a new washer and dryer a few months ago for a 12 unit buidling and things were going great. Tenants were happy with the new machines & I was generating a little more laundry income!Unfortunately, I j...
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Long time lurker, first time poster.Park is 20 Units, all but 2 are park owned.Paid 215,000The PLAN was rehab units, fill occupancy and sell the park when it was stable for around the 4-500 mark.Fully rented the park ...
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This forum is not to be used for politics. However this proposed plan is squarely about landlords and renters. So without saying anything about the candidate I thought we could discuss the plan and some of the mor...
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I just heard on the news that real estate prices are dropping like crazy in Puerto Rico due to the state of the local economy. Wondering if that's a good opportunity to start investing there. Anyone on BP currently in...