Brandon Stewart
New and young member from Delaware
Hi my name is Brandon. I'm 21 years old and I've decided that investing in real estate is what I want to do until I retire. I've read a few things online about flipping houses, but i feel like it would really help me ...
Carrie Herrmann
Second time newbie I guess?
It has been about a year since I've been on here. Have had so much going on! GOOD AND BAD!!! Let me start off by saying I now have time to be on here because I just recently quit my day job as a personal banker (I ...
Brian Masotti
Convert Primary to Rental
Thinking about renting current primary home and buying a new primary home. Are there any issues if there is a current loan on "current primary" Thinking since mortgage rate is much lower and wasn't sure if there were...
Ellie Narie
Can tenants buy new dishwasher?
I want to rent an apartment or a duplex, but most places around here have ancient appliances from 20 years ago. The only appliance I really care about is the dishwasher. I cook from scratch and I am used to having a s...
Amanda Hoening
I DID IT!
I pulled the trigger. I closed on my first house last week. Used a smalltown bank to finance. The home cost 31,900. VERY motivated seller, had originally listed it at 49,000.I don't have the figures in front of m...
Shawn McCormick
Pretty simple fix and flip 2019
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Groveland.
Purchase price: $100,000
Cash invested: $33,500
Sale price: $229,000
This was a lead I received from a Realtor tha...
Brenda Whittaker
Hated HOA's! Until I didn't have one, help w/ deed restrictions!
I have two lovely rentals in a community that used to include a rather aggressive HOA. I always considered those associations as nuisances, after all, who needs to be governed more than we already are! Apparently ma...
Joey English
The Four Jobs of a Tenant
The four jobs of a tenantRental property that produces a positive cash flow is the Alpha and Omega of real estate investing. To have positive cash flow, you need to have a tenant that pays well. But is that all that y...
Mark Forest
Rate of rent increase
I have a property that has incurred a lot of expenses this past year, and the current tenant’s lease is coming up for another year. I know there are no hard and fast rules, but what percentage of rent increase would ...
Account Closed
Buying at auction
Have any of yall bought land or a home at a auction? We were thinking of doing that so we can stretch our money. Any tips or advice? How do I find the auctions in my area?