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Hello everyone! WE have purchased our first short term rental that we are using as a vacation rental and are currently living in it while we renovate it and get it ready. We will be renting it out starting this July...
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New to Real Estate in the Austin area. I'd love to invest in an area somewhat close to Austin, but realize $40k probably won't get too far in Austin, TX area. My question: What markets would others out there recommend...
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I'm not sure if has as much to do with the fact that I purchased in my LLC, but the insurance policy I had on the property gave me a cancellation notice because they did an inspection and determined the firewall did n...
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Hey everyone,First and foremost, I want to say I'm so glad I found this community! What a great resource. I'm a newbie investor from Alpharetta, GA. I've read a handful of the Bigger Pockets books and have accrued eno...
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HII have bought a condo in Powders Spring GA for only 65K but my Landlord insurance has come to around $900 with travelers. I am using same company for my Current home and Auto. I have tried couple of other companies,...
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Hi all,In 2022 we completed a large cost seg study on our rental portfolio. We qualified for real estate professional status since my wife doesn't have a W2 and is hands on with our rentals. A very attractive tax savi...
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I am in the inspection period for a property in the Houston area that is tenant occupied. The equity is decent if the property appraised as high as the comps suggest, but seller did not rehab property to level requir...
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Unbelievable! BEWARE THE NUGUs
The number of NUGU'S calling themselves Real Estate Experts these days is absolutely UNBELEIVABLE.
The newest BS "BALONEY SYSTEM", my nice term for utter "BULL SXXX" INFORMATION ...
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I live in the SF Bay Area and have decided to buy my first single-family home.I fully acknowledge and recognize that the SF Bay Area and California (in general) may have some of the worst cash flow numbers in the enti...
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We are looking to put an offer on a property in Tennessee/Smoky Mtns area. I am trying to get things lined up while I wait and was wondering if anyone could recommend an insurance company. Does anyone have umbrella in...