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How many people do you know that just make you shake your head at their financial predicament? I mean, hey, I came late in life to financial sanity and the decision to invest and retire early, and made lots of stupi...
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I am looking at a 160 unit storage unit complex.
What should be the cap rate be?
I figured 10%
What are the occupancy rates should I figure?
I used 85% but not sure how much turn over there is in storage units. I ...
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Ok, I know, I'm absolutely remiss for waiting 5 years to physically check on my rental property. Problem is, I live ~1200 miles away. Tenant took the house 8 months after it was built, so everything was brand-new. A...
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Good Morning ladies and gentlemen. I'm trying to weigh my options on something. Maybe you can help me. I bid on an online auction property and won for $6,180. In the listing it said no earnest money deposit was requir...
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I am in the process of assembling a contact list so that we can coordinate who is going to be where and when. I have been to several of these types of events and things change rapidly outside of the organized activiti...
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Hey all. I'm wondering if anyone has Airbnb properties that can speak to how COVID has affected your occupancy rates. I've heard some say numbers are down and other day they're up. I'm looking to get into AirBnB but d...
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Economic Update
(Monday, May 10, 2021)
Are you making love less? I thought so. Apparently you’re not alone. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of babies born in the U.S. dropped by ...
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I would like to hear others input on this matter. Do you believe being an investor is a either you have it or don't have it skill?