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I am currently 23 years, looking to buy a property inside of DC between 330-380k. I am making about 75 k a year, and ideally, I would like to buy a 2/3 bedroom to house hack and offset my mortgage cost. From what I ha...
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Hi BP,Had an interesting convo with someone the other day debating the Solo 401k option for self employed individuals or taking the annual tax hit but keeping your cash more liquid to actually purchase rental real est...
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I’m curious if any investors on here have used cash value life insurance to buy real estate? My Grandfather taught me when I was young how he used his cash value to buy assets and earn a return on his money while it’s...
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I have a rental I am currently rehabbing and have a paint contractor about to start. This house hasn't been painted in 30 plus years and his plan was to power wash and scrap what's flaking off, but leave some "alligat...
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I really would love to hear from some other apartment owners and/or managers paying the bills on this apartment complexes. Tases and insurance I can nail down. The biggest questions are about all the little stuff like...
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So I am finally ready to jump in and buy my first single family rental property. There is a city about 30 minutes from downtown Minneapolis with property values that fit my financial strategy ($180,000 - $350,000 appr...
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Hey, I am a collegiate student athlete and get a cost of attendance stipend which pays for my living expenses. I have yet to work a W2 job and have saved up a ton of money from non W2 work. I want to house hack here i...
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I have an older house that I recently rehabbed. We put replaced the old wood decking with new. I am trying to decide if I should stain the deck or if I should paint the deck? I am leaning towards painting it thinki...
I see people trying to create a buyer’s list all the time. In the old days they would go to the REIA meetings and walk around getting everyone’s phone number and email. Nowadays people will post on a Facebook group an...
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I have a house I plan on rehabbing and the roof color doesn't go well with the rest of the house. The asphalt shingles are in good shape, so rather than replacing, I have been researching painting them. There's a va...