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Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pa...
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Hello All,It's been a long while since I've been on the forums, but I have finally decided to get serious with purchasing a duplex this year. My apartment lease is up in August so I have set a goal to be in a duplex b...
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I've decided to hire a property manager to find tenants and also manage properties for me.
I've narrowed down to two, one is a local real estate agent who also does property management on the side. His references (o...
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I have about 100k in savings. I currently live in Austin, TX, but I may move to Florida in one year. Ideally, I would like to have 10% cash flow on each property and the potential for long-term appreciation. A real es...
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Just saw a intro post about boots on the ground.FLAH!@Joshua Dorkin we need a boots on the ground thread, list of some kind so members can locate those in a geographical area that are already willing and qualified to...
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Introduction:
My name is Peter Firehock, I am currently an Acquisitions Associate for a multifamily investment fund in Washington D.C., BPG Holdings. Multifamily real estate has traditionally been a stable asset cl...
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Hello Everyone!My S/O and I are currently exploring the option of investing out of state for rental properties and would like to do it on our own(by this I mean no turnkey companies).
Just for some context, We live i...
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I have a single family rental in a low- to middle-income area. The furnace is about 22 years old and seems like it may be on it's last leg. When it turns on, it can take 2-3 tries for the burners to light - but it doe...
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My wife and I are looking to get started as real estate investors. We live in California and it’s to expensive here to cash flow. What’s are some of the BEST CITIES in the USA to purchase SFR or Condo rental units tha...
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Hi Everyone,My wife and I have been buy/hold investors for going on 15 years now. For most of that time you could find an okay deal as long as you did your homework and were willing to look outside your local market. ...