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Hey folks,I live in Seattle and therefore am not looking to buy any rental real estate locally. For that reason, I've mostly been doing my research in out-of-state areas like Pittsburgh or The Triangle in North Caroli...
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Hey All,This is my first post on bigger pockets and I'm super excited to join the community. I am about 6 months into my real estate journey and having been reading everything I can get my hands on. I live about 50 mi...
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I am investing in desert hot springs and the surrounding areas. I could actually use some advice on a property that we just opened escrow on. Its in Desert Hot Springs and I'm not very familiar with that area. I was t...
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We're looking at purchasing a SF home for rental. We found one that is practically turnkey - it could be ready to rent in 2-3 weeks at most. We estimate $500-1000 for improvements/repairs because it needs very litt...
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So I have an interesting question: I have a SFH that I’m renting to my brother and his family. He was so excited when I evicted my last tenants a little over a year ago bc he really likes this house and wanted to liv...
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Do you know how much you could lose in a lawsuit from a tenant? Are you personally protected if a tenant has "a good case" against you?
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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Okay. I've been analyzing a property most days, but this particular one is an actual poss...
It seems that rentals are only worth it when you can do the domino effect to get a bunch of houses and be on the line for a bunch of debt. I have a full time job, and can get a house for 50k and get about 9000 in rent...
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I am just wondering what your opinion is on getting your real estate license as a REI. I am working very closely with my realtor, but sometimes wonder if it would be easier to schedule my own showings as soon as prop...
Hi everyone, I came across a 6 unit MFH. Asking is 54k, my contractor said it would be 80-120k to completely update the property (it is vacant, mostly cosmetic but still run down). The property would gross 3-3500 a m...