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I live I Los Angeles, so prices are too high for rental properties. Looking to invest out of state for passive income. Any suggestion for the best cities?
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I just thought I would share because I'm pretty excited really!
Being rather intrigued with real estate since I was 20 or so I have finally acquired some property. Circa 2005-2006 I built a couple of spec houses and ...
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Where do you think would be a better place to buy and hold property as an out of state investor. St. Louis, Kansas City, Dallas or Memphis?
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I'm sure all the "flippers" out there read the subject and said, "That's not true!". I would say it all depends. The reason I'm writing this is because as I was speaking with a "short sale expert", she informed me t...
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My husband and I are really interested in getting into real estate, every year that passes without us acquiring a property feels like we're falling behind. We're financially very stable, we bring in 400-600k annually ...
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My husband and I have not been able to figure out the math on this and I hope that I can get some comments and suggestions from others. We lived in the SF Bay Area and own a townhouse as a rental. It had appreciated a...
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I have a quick question regarding income from rental properties. I am a completely newb as of now, and am trying to learn what I need to learn before I get into anything. I am in Northern VA, and I am looking at possi...
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Best state to invest in buy and hold rental properties ???? is it a Hands down topic ? Or is it debatable ?
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