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I have been following real estate for several years now and actively engage with real estate investors globally, both professional institutions and general portfolio managers. The common theme amongst those who buy an...
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All,After doing some research on becoming a real estate agent, getting feedback and taking the preliminary exam courses, I stumbled upon a troubling number. "80%-90% of new agents quit or fail within the 1st year." I ...
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A lot of people want to use REI to escape their 9-5 and replace their W2 income so they can live the life they want. That leads to the reasonable question 'I need/want $7/10/15k/ month in free cash flow(FCF) from my R...
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There are gurus out there who will tell you when seller financing to have the borrower sign a deed in lieu at closing so if they stop paying you can just record the deed in lieu. Every attorney I have ever talked to h...
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Hello all, I am looking for your input on managing this tenant. He is very high maintenance and I am at my limit. I am not perfect, so maybe it's me... Regardless, please feel free to share your constructive feedback....
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While most of us who invest in real estate (or anything really) understand the financial risks we are taking - how many of us really stop to think about the potential risk to our personal or families safety?
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Real estate is harder than it's been in more than a decade -- we all know this. High prices + high mortgage rates + low inventory is making this a challenge. So my question is -- in an era where you can get a 5% CoCR...
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Henry Ford once said, "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely."
I believe that is the case here.
As most of you know, BiggerPockets has for the past weeks, been planning a real es...
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This is more of a vent than anything.
So the first month with a new tenant has come around and I still have no rent payment. We set it so it was due on the 5th and late by the 10th; The renter wanted to pay r...
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Ladies and Gents,We don't do too many deals, but when @Sam Grooms and I do a deal, it's something special.Today we closed on 117-unit in Phoenix's South Mountain neighborhood. The complex is named South Mountain Squar...