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I thought I’d give a try at being an out of state investor.I purchased two duplexes in Davenport, Ia this year, One in January and one in April. Both of these properties are STILL vacant. I’m on my second property ma...
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This is relating to a house I have a property manager for.The PM informed me that the tenant reported a plumbing issue where dirty water was coming up from the bathtub or somewhere, the specifics were very vague.I hav...
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I’m having a difficult day (few days) and am hoping to hear some words of encouragement from the community that will help convince me that real estate investing is a good idea. That I’m not wasting my time looking int...
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Hello fellow BP landlords. I have a multi family
In Rochester NY. 3 months ago city did an under cover drug bust and arrested a tenant from my building. Following that incident, I got a letter from the city stating th...
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Should clarify: >1%.It's a lot harder than I though to find an actual deal. I haven't found anything yet that I'm comfortable buying. This would be my first LTR buy & hold purchase.For the area I want to buy in...
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Hey everyone. I thought it would be helpful to document my thought process as I start in real estate investing...mainly for myself but maybe it will help others somehow. Learn from my mistakes, but hopefully my succes...
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We just sent out our first batch of yellow letters to absentee owners that i hand wrote, basically saying " we noticed you have a house at 123 Main street, if you would consider selling please call us, we pay cash"...
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Hi everyone,I was wondering if anyone had any experience or could provide some insight with the below:I will be TDY regularly to the same location for extended periods of time (60-120 days a year) and will be authoriz...