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First time landlord here. We just started advertising our rental 3 weeks ago. $1675/month for a 3 bedroom in Garfield NJ. We've gotten a lot of interest, 30 different groups of visitors, of those 8 applicants...We wan...
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Hello all, my apologies if this questions has been brought up more than once during recent times. Based on your overall market expertise, what are the top cities to invest in real estate right now? To clarify specific...
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I have recently listed my first rental unit (a LEGAL/permitted ADU in Utah.. many basement/in-law rentals here are definitely not legal/permitted) and am trying to pre-screen inquiries BEFORE scheduling showings with ...
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Are larger, more expensive homes hard to rent.I am concerned that anyone that would rent such a nice place could afford to purchase their own nice home, so finding a renter that would stay for a while, might be diffic...
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I've read news reports that say up to 20% of rent has gone unpaid in the last couple of months. I manage 350 units and all but one has paid (we extended grace far longer than normal but now we're in the process of evi...
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Hi,Listening to some of the podcasts and reading the blog, I keep feeling this inner red flag that keeps popping up in me. I get the feeling that a lot of folks are advocating being over leveraged and taking on an un...
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Has anyone on this forum had experience with this company? Paradigm Life claims to use Whole Life Insurance Policies as a financial tool and since i trust this community, I am reaching out to get some referrals.
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As the number of investors swell, so do the number of "so called hard money lenders" Since the recession, a lot of hard money lenders, or as I will call them, "pretend hard money lenders" ask you this question. How mu...
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Hi all,A little background - (skip to the tldr at the bottom if you get bored) I'm mainly a buy and hold index fund investor. While I'm certainly no finance major, everything I've read about investing has led me to ke...
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I have looked at 50-100 deals in my area of West Los Angeles. It is difficult to find properties that are cash flow positive after expenses and debt service. Basically, the deals do not look very attractive. I am curi...