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My thesis statement goes as follows: The University of Minnesota should offer a real estate investing degree that enables students to use a student loan to make a down payment on an investment property. A percentage o...
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Since it was -10 here yesterday I figured what better time to ask a question of you all regarding AC :). consider it planning ahead.We have a SFH in the Highlands neighborhood (what has become a more upscale area) in...
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Hey all,I'm finally at the point where I'm going to file for my LLC. There will be four members (all close family) involved. I'm in Illinois and the cost to fill out the paperwork myself is $500. My CPA will do it for...
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Hello, as the question states I was wondering if you are able to be a part-time real estate agent maybe on the weekends or after hours for work?I am currently an Engineer that makes about $70k but my true passion is r...
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Greetings all. After seeing 'Opportunity Zones' mentioned in a news article last week, I have it on my to-do list to research the landscape for these. I will be updating this thread as I learn relevant items. Pleas...
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Hi BP,Being Italian but working in Dubai I can't really say that at the moment I have a precise market where to focus on. Having a 10-12 years investment plan to build up a portfolio to sustain my retirement I conside...
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New to the rental property investing game and I’m just trying to determine criteria to analyze deals more efficiently. What should be my baseline for cap rate on a rental property? The areas I’m focusing on investing ...
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Hi all! I am going to buy my 1st investment duplex in the next 4 months (BRRRR) and I'm tired of running myself in circles, but am not sure which route is smarter.I am highly considering buying a foreclosed property f...
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So I have a situation that will be fun to play out over the next few days, but interested to see what other landlords would do.
Tenants contacted us last week because their lights were dimming. Had an electr...