I live in Wheeling, WV. Small town in a small state. Going Thursday to a bank and start from that I can get pre-approved for. I am leaning towards starting with duplex or triplex for my first buy and hold. The are ave...

My house search has gone from a fairly large area, now narrowed down to 4 towns. Price range is $250,000 - $375,000. I know you need to keep emotion out of the buying process but my area is starting to get ridiculou...

I expect that at some point, possibly sooner than later, we will be investing in areas that we are not totally familiar with. If you do not have any contacts in the area how would you go about determining the viabi...

I am looking to buy out of town property. I am familiar with the area and travel their frequently. I looked into the average rental price and I found that it was around 600 month plus utilities at the minimum.I cannot...

I've seen a lot of new investors do just a little marketing and throw their hands up and exclaim, "THIS DOESN'T WORK! Why would anyone want to sell their house at such a big discount?" There are hundreds of reasons, ...

Hi all, its a pleasure to be here. My name is Alethea and I invest with my fiance. So he's French and I'm American we have very different views but agreed to invest in Detroit. We started in January this year with a f...

Hey! Anyone out there have experience buying mixed use properties in smaller towns? I'm specifically interested in "main street" properties with a downstairs retail space, upstairs apartment(s).
If you know of anyone...

Hello all,

Noob real estate scholar here. I am inexperienced as a tenant and would like to see how the pros conduct their due diligence when renting.

I like to drive to a candidate rental neighborhood at night, pre...

I'm starting out. I know I want to buy and hold and I know I can't manage the properties myself. Because I would like to hire a management company, I would like to start with apartment complexes. I live in CT on the s...

Hello,

I purchased a duplex (each has 3brs/1ba) last April in a city with 5+ colleges, a university, 2 hospitals, and state offices.

I decided to rent one and live in one for the first year. I advertised...