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With spring right around the corner, I would like to lower my electricity bills by adding solar. Can anyone inform me on what I can expect? How does the billing work? What are people's general opinions on this? I have...
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How do you guys feel about this? Is this something that will alter your decision to buy (particularly for renting)?
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Good Day All. It seems to me that so many BP or successful REI stories are about scoring properties at a steal, and following up with potential sellers with umpteem phone calls to convince them into selling their hom...
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Just starting out here...
Have $50,000 to invest in real estate.
Would you:
A) Buy one Condo / Apartment outright (paid in full) and rent it out
or
B) Mortgage two Condo / Apartment's (...
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I am really struggling with this decision. I own a home in Santa Clara, CA with over $500,000 equity. Maybe as much as 6-800,000 in equity. We will be moving to Idaho next summer. We have a daughter who will be start...
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Alright guys so I finally committed and bought my first house! :) Closing was definitely a new experience- I am glad I was able to use the stuff I read about over the several years of analyzing. Now to my question - G...
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I just have a question for anyone active in SoCal; Are there any areas in southern/ central California where long term rentals cashflow, or is that impossible now with today's interest rates? Most of the deals I see t...