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Hello, I'm new here and new to REI in general. I've been starting out by looking at MLS properties near me to get a feel for things in my area. I've found a few properties which seem good to me on paper, but I would...
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I recently spoke with several friends about investing in defaulted mortgage notes and they had a negative response. They didn't explain why specifically, just that "they'd heard Notes were a bad investment". This does...
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Do any of you give Christmas gifts to tenants?
If they are "good" tenants, I'll hand deliver a gift card from the local grocery chain. They can use it for gasoline or groceries. Depending on the tenant, the denominat...
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Hey everyone,I just recently bought a rehabbed property in KS, MO. my PM just informed me that someone is interested in renting the property. This individual just hit a jackpot and wants to pay the one year rent upfro...
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So by a series of circumstances my wife and I end up signing up for this 3-day Real Estate Investing seminar put on by Rich Dad/Legacy Education. Holy Sh**! What can I say other than this; An interesting approach/ex...
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Ive seen a couple of meetups in provo but nothing current.. Is anyone interested in starting a provo meet up?? Im BRAND NEW to real estate and im trying to add/receive as much value as I can as a REI.. I know there ar...
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I'm not sure if this is the place to ask but I need advice, help, guidance. If you can give me any advice or direct me where I can go for guidance it would be greatly apprieciated. I come from a very poor family and ...
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As a former CPA and attorney who managed a distressed property investment fund, I've analyzed countless real estate opportunities. Today, I want to share why I've pivoted to developing container home senior communitie...
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In the "inland empire" CA it appears that the buying depression is over,, I am making an offer on a 3/2 house in my hood and the first day it was listed (yesterday) the front of the house looks like the disneyland pa...
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i just purchased my first 2 investment homes both 3br 2ba avg. 1400sq ft each.
I'm thinking about contacting the state probation office to find my renters as i will look for an older first time offender.
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