Let’s start a list of issues with the property it self and how we fixed them:1. Painted over wall paper - used a belt sander with 60 grit, then a skim coat mud, then normal paint prep.2. Not enough matching doors - re...

Debt or Leverage of Low interest, what is best plan before retirement?we live in California, have primary home and a rental home. I have 530k balance primary home first mortgage locked 3.5% for 30 years (PITI=$3263), ...

Is it normal to start freaking out after you purchase your first rental property?  I know I am seriously freaking out.  I hope that it's just the jitters from all of the new things going on.  This is the first propert...

Hi everybody, I just bought my first property in Aiea, HI (on the outskirts of Honolulu) and am set to close the first week of October! I've been on BP for a looong time, but my real estate investing dreams were put o...

Good afternoon ya'll and Go Cardinals! Please let me know what you think about this deal. This is my first investment purchase and I would be living in it. I'm running my numbers without me living in it. I would love ...

I haven't seen much discussion on targeted real estate markets and I don't see this category on the forum. Rich's post caused me to wonder what RE markets everyone thinks are the best to invest in. Where are you inv...

When you have a Property LLC owned by a single member Holding LLC, how do you obtain an EIN# for it? Do you apply for the EIN# using your SSN as the member and owner of the Holding LLC or you obtain it by using the H...

Writing this to encourage, not brag! In 2001, I started flipping and did maybe 25 or so. It was tiresome, while also coaching two basketball teams, and maintaining my sales manager W2 position! I switched jobs in the ...