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This is what a contractor told me today. Do they need a diet or am I out of line?
I'm closing on a house next week and I'm trying to line up someone to get it rent ready. A contractor my PM company recommende...
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Some background info. My girlfriend and I are both 26/27. I make ~$250k / year in sales while she makes ~$100k / year as a product manager. I only see these incomes rising over time. We live in a rather expensive city...
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Guys and gals, sometimes I get a belly full of hearing the same old conventional wisdom over and over. Today I'm going to tackle this one: "Buy only in the top tourist areas." Are we more worried about investing s...
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Hello BP world!How do you guys feel about Business Cards? I personally don't like them, and whenever I get them I throw them away. I meet so many people it's impossible to keep up with cards. I prefer to put your in...
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Hi All,I'd love to connect with landlords who previously hired property managers. Specifically, I'd like to understand what the hardest parts of finding a good property manager was and why you decided to go with a pro...
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I'm looking to purchase rental property to buy & hold for positive cash flow.Unfortunately I'm located in New York City, where anything remotely close here is far out of my budget, and regardless, this is not a la...
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I am looking to make an offer on a 9 unit in my farm area and I need a little bit of advice. It is in a B- part of town that is quickly transforming into a sold B and potentially a B+ in the future.
The askin...
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Hello, I just finished "The Book on Rental Property Investing". I enjoyed reading the book, I found it very inspiring and informative and I appreciate how the book shows you real world examples on how you can build yo...
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Newbie here starting out, that is about graduate college and is looking into buying a multi family to house hack. The certain house I am looking at has 4 beds upstairs then 2 downstairs. I would live in downstairs whi...
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Many say grit and persistence keeps us going. @Engelo Rumora reminds us to be willing to keep going when you don't think you can keep going any longer. And I've learned that its about the relationships that you build...