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So I felt like this would be a good subject to journal, both for the input from the pros and as a loose guide for others venturing into this field of investment.
Although I have been involved in the purchase...
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Every day I spend some time in the morning getting up to speed on the latest state of the real estate market by reading various news outlets, listening to economists, looking at data around inflation/inventory/rates, ...
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Do you want to know more about whole life insurance, and how it compares to other investment/savings strategies? Want to see if whole life insurance makes sense IN ADDITION to real estate investing? Have questions abo...
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I'm trying to figure out how to best communicate with my tenants regarding this difficult time of the corona virus.I'd like to be sensitive to what's going on, but I also want to be able to cover my mortgages, bills e...
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What do you qualify as net operating income? I've been using the Property Analysis Tool and removed all of my property expenses - taxes, mortgage, insurance, water, advertising, and some other small expenses directly ...
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Are all last-minute applicants bad ones?
I've been looking for a February roommate.
I've started getting more inquiries again, but after a quick Google/court record search for them, I have charming candidates.
1) S...
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My situation: Single family home under contract - closes Sept 7th (26 days), doing 1031 exchange, will have $275K-ish, wanting to move into multifamily.Quandary - I want to buy in a strong market, have great cash flo...
I am not a wholesaler or a beginner investor but I do think i have abetter strategy for wholesaling and would like your input.I am very familiar how wholesaling works, I have never wholesale but I have purchase deals ...
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I met with a small local bank this week working to refi some SFH rentals that are paid for in cash. This banker told me that some report he gets just came out and said that SFH rental properties are one of the worst ...
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Bill Gulley posted in another thread that he'd rather have "5 150K properties than 20 32K properties, all things considered. Generally, less maintenance, less management efforts, fewer collection problems, less vacanc...