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Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...
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I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
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Hi All, Noob out of state investor and this is my first investment property. I recently closed on a duplex in OH. Both units were being rented. However Renter 1 stopped paying rent during the ownership transition.Prop...
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I know not everyone is against C and D properties but I have a few cases for them as a viable asset to invest in.
1. Cheaper price point to get started in real estate (cheaper is not as worse)
2. It is less affected...
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My “why” for started in this business is to financially support my daughter college tuition, room and board plus books and other expenses associate with college. Later expands to annual cruise travels and vacation hou...
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The SFR median in May'20 was 315k, all time high was 315k in Jun'06. Now, with coronavirus, unemployment, forbearance, evictions to begin, strip partially opened, $600 Fed unemployment to end, etc. Is it a good time t...
Oops, my mistake. I thought they were going to give Landlords a break . . . Instead of easing the Eviction Moratorium to help Landlords, Instead of Providing Landlords with financial assistance, WA State and soon othe...
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Hey everyone,I live in Silicon Valley, which means I really need to look at investing out of my home state. My dad lives in Phoenix, which is a growing market, and it seems like it could be a good place to start. Th...
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The rental industry remains one of the least disrupted multi-billion $$$ industries in the US... Other than software to make marketing, property management, researching properties, finding owner contact info and accou...
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When evaluating a property what do you look for:
High Cashflow?
Example: $74,000 house rents for $900 month, buy with all cash gives you a 9% Cash on Cash return and a $587/mo cash-flow.
or
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