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I became an accidental Landlord when the economy crashed. I have a place that I have rented out three times over the past 6 years. I want better more job stable tenants and Higher rent. Dont we all? So any advice ...
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We own one house and will be purchasing two smaller rental units with cash in the near future and potentially a second home. We have roughly $500,000 in the bank. We will likely start out buying in our trust or an LLC...
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Hello All - I'm a complete newbie to real estate investing so please bear with me if my post is lacking the requisite info. I recently joined BiggerPockets; it's a great resource and I've been digging into articles. M...
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I have a property in Illinois under contract with some good meat on the bones, and only a couple of cash buyers (or so they say). So far, they are dodgy. I read that the hardest part of wholesaling is getting the cont...
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So there is this property I would like to buy that has been sitting for a while and looked like a dump. I am a cash buyer and when I say I'm going to buy a property, I buy it. This is exactly what a wholesaler wants....
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Should drive around looking for properties and or purchase absentee leads? If so what’s a good site that you would recommend.
I bought a lot in Colorado Springs, CO in 1998, had a house built on it in 2000, lived there until 2005 then moved away. Relatives lived there paying below market or no rent until 2014. I rented it out at fair market ...
If you travel to go see properties and attend open houses as a real-estate investor are you able to write-off your hotel
costs, and food tab? If so, what kind of documetation do you have to supply your CPA?
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I am currently looking for ways to send out direct mail to a specific type of lead. Once i get a list of targeted property owners names, physical and site addresses etc... what would be a good service to use where I ...
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As first time STR investors, my wife and I are trying hard to nail down our CCCs before reaching out to a real estate agent in our preferred market. I'm willing to be flexible if needed, but I'd like to be as clear as...