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Well, I closed on my first property last Thursday and signed a lease with my first tenant this morning. I honestly don't know what sparked my interest in real estate investing about 14 months ago. At the time, I had j...
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Hey everyone!I'm considering buying a mobile home as a rental. The property is in a great town with one of the best school systems in the state. It's a two bed two bath mobile home that's in pretty great condition. Th...
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House is a rental. The neighborhood has a mix of concrete and dirt driveways. The driveway I have is two 7 ft slabs. 1 slab is newer and the other slab is the old stuff with huge rocks in it. The driveway doesn't exte...
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A lot of people see the potential of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 to bring capital to small businesses that otherwise wouldn't receive funding. If seems like most people following the bill focused, ...
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Wondering where to start my roots of my journey to my new adventure in property investing? What market area is more bang for the buck Arizona or Idaho?
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Investment Info:
Townhouse buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $205,000
Cash invested: $25,000
I didn't know how to analyze deals or even what a good investment was. I just new I wanted to buy...
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How do you guys feel about keeping private and business life separate on social media? I am not so worried about facebook because my personal profile is private and I will be using my business page for real estate pur...
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I always struggle with this.. I can get the same rent whether I do a full rehab and spend $20k, or just band aid my units (paint, fix anything broken, etc) for $500-2,000. About to close on my next one and trying to d...
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My wife and I live in north Alabama. We are on the front-end of our real estate business and new to the BP community. After examining the pros and cons of getting licensed as a real estate agent we have decided that...
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I'm analyzing a 10-unit nestled among other big complexes. Buildings are identical however, but the bigger complexes have a pool and some kind of clubhouse/internet common area. What would you guys value these ameniti...