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So I am meeting with someone about Real Estate Investing next Saturday. Im excited and nervous, and I dont want to waste the person's time. What should I prepare myself with? What types of questions should I ask? etc.
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This is going to be my first SFR in the REI game and I understand curb appeal plays a big part.I know painting the house would have the biggest effect however its not really budget friendly. Any ideas of how I can giv...
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I've seen a lot of spirited arguments over a REI responsibility during the onset of this pandemic. As a property manager for over 300 units, many of whom are owned by investors with 1-2 properties to their name, I do...
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I have 8+ years of experience in the real estate industry but am new to the Note investing arena.
A question for experienced note investors: What are some tried and tested ways of finding notes that helped you grow...
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My tenants, a nice young couple, want to get a dog. They've been a year in the apartment and everything is fine so far. They say that they both were raised with the dogs and are experienced. I have no experience with ...
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Situation:
A family is looking to rent a larger single family home for up to 2 years (international family on work visa until end of 2013). They currently rent at $2400 per month in my sub-division and want to rent i...
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Ok interesting question. There is a property I am trying to buy out of town (2nd home). It was under contract when I found it - but the realtor reached out to me to tell me that the seller had refused a repair request...
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Hi all,My girlfriend and I are pretty serious about getting into real estate investing, and have quite a few questions about how to do that in a way that makes sense for both of us financially, is done in an intellige...
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I am currently making my own rental property calculator in excel, I was wondering how much should I budget for maintenance? Is their a rule of thumb, is it per square foot or something else.Thanks in advance for your ...
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Paging @Bill GulleyRecently you wrote a post about contracts, citing various forms of fraud such as fraud by inducement, etc. A friend has a situation with an unlicensed broker that appears to possibly be going to cou...