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Hi everyone, I'm a first time investor looking to invest in long-term out-of-state rentals. I've been wanting to get involved for years and have been spending time researching/reading in the interim. The idea of being...
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Last night before bed I was watching wrestling matches on YouTube. Not the fake wrestling such as WWE or anything like that, but the actual real elite wrestlers like Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, and pretty much anyo...
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I am trying to determine what a good area for me to start marketing to for my market (Charlotte, NC). But I think it would be best, since I am just trying to get started, to avoid the so called "warzones". But what...
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I was listening to an Old Capital Podcast today and they had what I thought were some fascinating guests, Vino and Mangesh Patel. They started out investing in hotels in the 80's and switched to B & C value-add ap...
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My mentor gave me an assignment to write a micro-blog about how I got started in real estate. I have been sitting in my chair for half an hour trying to think of the perfect way to start telling you guys the story of ...
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I'm new to apartment investing & currently researching how to determine the best markets to invest. Trying to calculate supply/demand of a market & looking for a reliable resource helping me determine the cur...
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Hi All, I have been looking to get into investing but am having a hard time finding single families that make sense. In a recent search for multi-families, I came across this mobile home park for sale: https://www.loo...
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Hello, I’m interested in investing in real estate, buying houses, flipping and renting. I have a 730 credit score and $8k cash. I would like to know what avenues best suits me. I would also like to collaborate with ot...
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Hello!I'm interested to rent out my property. I was considering section 8, but not sure if that is such a great idea. Friends and family advice me not to do it. But they are not professionals.Any tips, tricks or advic...
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I have beautiful wood floors covered in brown, nasty paint in one of my units. I was planning on using a drum sander to handle it, with a very-low number grit. Has anybody done this? What's the best way to deal with t...