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Good day everyone! Here is a question for buy and hold rental properties.
What deal analysis rule of thumb are you using (1% rule, 2%, 50% etc etc), and for which Chicago neighborhood or suburban Chicago market do yo...
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We all have the horror stories if you have been investing in paper for any period of time.Question / comment today is what is the most $ you have ever spent on a foreclosure?I have one ongoing and it will probably exc...
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I'm sure this is in the forums already. I'm not good at searching apparently. Apologies.We are modest W2 earners, 250k combined, I want to take my family home in San Diego worth around 700K, with 200K in equity, and r...
So a little background on me..I live in the northern Virginia area. I am a full time career firefighter. I only work (8) 24hr shifts a month leaving me time for other ventures. I recently obtained my Mortgage Loan Ori...
Hi, I am located in the Bay Area and looking into an investment property in Austin or the surrounding areas. I have talked to a few realtors and am getting conflicting information on which areas have the best potentia...
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I swear there is someone at Vrbo purposely torturing me with crazy guests and issues for their own humor! I have had my STR in Pigeon Forge since April and out of the 50 reservations I have hosted, 7 have come from Vr...
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I will be closing on my first rental property on the 1st
of February on an occupied duplex. This is sooner than we expected but the opportunity arrived so I would like to take advantage of the extra income. I have no...
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I have amassed a general wealth of knowledge in regards to real estate investing, articulately wholesale, over the past few months. I realize that at this rate, that's all I will continue to do if I don't take some ac...
Hi folks - I have an opportunity to participate in a syndicated investment, as presented to me by a friend (trustworthy) who works in commercial lending. The face value numbers are intriguing: 7% preferred return with...
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Hello! Today, I received a copy of the water shutoff list from my county clerk. I have 57 pages of information. There are few different categories on the list. There are "shutoff for nonpayment", "shutoff", "seasonal...