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Hello All, My name is Zach Ogle, and I am happy to be here. I am a licensed CPA working in San Francisco. I recently sold my primary residence in Phoenix, and I am planning on turning that gain into my next real estat...
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Just want to share my story regarding diversification from heavy equity/401k position to short term rentals. I'm sure there are things I could have / should have done differently but I'm moving forward with new persp...
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I have had a number of people look at a current rental and the ones that apply have been rejected so far. They are really borderline candidates, not terrible but with a couple of items put together smoker no rental...
I'm 21 years old and want to invest in my first property. I have some money for a decent down payment and would like to buy a duplex that I plan to occupy one side on and rent the other. However the cost of property...
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Hello everyone! My name is Lauren and I've come to shoot my shot. I've been playing parallel to the real estate industry for years in that I have built my own interior design business for 10+ yrs and 'flipped' each of...
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Hi all! I'm looking at my first investment property in Tacomas Lincoln district. A lot of properties in the area are zoned as RCC, mixed residential and commercial. There also seems to be government investment in re...
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Hello Folks,
Great site you have here. I'm a newbie and will introduce myself after I get this post done.
I'm working on my first development deal, a 65 unit independent senior living apartment building. I'm curren...
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So many calculators I've seen ignore equity build up. Why is that? Is it because that equity is locked in the property and not available to you? I just think it's crazy to ignore the fact that somebody else's money is...
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I have a vacancy coming up that I listed on Craigs List. I've had lots of response and will be showing it Saturday. Here's my question: A guy calls me. He already lives in the neighborhood and loves it. He tells ...
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Hi!This will technically be my second investment since my first investment is a house hack that I am currently living in now. Hopefully I can get some feedback on areas I can acquire good property with following restr...