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I closed on my first investment property on the 6th this month. a couple of days later I listed it for rent. Since then Ive had dozens of calls but only 2 people have shown up for a tour of the property and 4 people h...
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Below are pics of what I'm working with. It's an 1880's home and everything I've read says they used pine and the lumber store said it was either pine or fir so I'm guessing it's pine. In my opinion the floor is great...
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/double-digit-rent-hikes-are-on-the-way-2011-01-13
A perfect storm is brewing for rents to rise.
Some highlights:
"Multifamily developers broke ground on just 114,000 units in the Un...
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Hello everyone. This is my first post and have a lot of questions. About me? I am a single father living in Denver, CO. I want to start investing in rental properties. I have been listening to the Bigger Pockets Podca...
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I have been doing student rentals for a long time. I have single family homes with students renting by the room. With students there is bound to be maintenance issues perpetually. I have been handling these myself as ...
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The Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA) yesterday issued the following comment in response to President Biden’s American Families Plan, which proposes capping Section 1031 like-kind exchanges at $500,000:
Pres...
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Hi all! I've been diligently reading as much content and BP books as I could consume over the past few months. I've been personally interested in getting involved in REI for a while and have been getting educated. I r...
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In case you missed it, the online rent payment company eRentpayment has had major issues when their payment processor filed Ch 7 bankruptcy and casued a lot of investors rent to not get deposited. This started quite ...
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Hi Everyone,I just posted my first new member post, and figured I'd post my first investment here.This property needed a lot of work. It's in a great location in Nashville that became highly sought after. It's a tripl...
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I listened to Thursday's BP podcast #238 where guest Michael Swan talked about selling his condo in San Diego and buying a multi-family cash-flow property. I own a house in Sacramento, CA where I live, I bough it for ...