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Hi everybody!I want to get started in real estate and believe I know how I want to start, but want to make sure all my i’s are dotted and t’s crossed. I just started getting my military pension which more than covers ...
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I would like to start a discussion over the pros and cons of investing in MO vs IL. I am considering both. Topics to discuss could be asset protection, landlord/tenant law, market stability, honestly anything.
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I'm having a horribly difficult time finding contractors for a large project I need completed at my home. One of three red flags appear when I contact one:
a) They come and never follow up with an actual bid - over ...
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I have a STR that I've owned for 3 years in the Orlando market. I know commercial properties are worth more if they are sold with a tenant in a lease. Does the same apply to a STR (of course there's no lease, but ther...
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Hi folks, hope you're all having a great week!I talked to my tax consultant who also offers the service of setting up rental LLCs. He mentioned $1500 as a one-time setup fee for each LLC. Legalzoom premium service to ...
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Hello All i am looking for good, reliable, meticulous and investor friendly contractors who do work in the Rochester, NY area. Trying to move away from doing most of the work myself. Any leads will be greatly apprecia...
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Hi everyone,Newbie here. Looking for my very first rental property purchase (buy and hold). So first, I'd need to find the right US market. Would like to base this search on the RTP ratio. Can someone pls point me to ...
Hey everyone,
I am a 23 yr old young professional working in Healthcare. I want to try and get into being a landlord but buy properties up as i go. I want it to be something that i can someday retire fro...
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What are some signs you see of any area that is gentrifying or about to gentrify to any veteran real estate investors or even people who have seen a bad neighborhood turn into well developed in a period of time ?
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This is a long and painful story so I am going to do my best to summarize the situation. The city is being mean to me. What should I do?Here is the list of ideas I came up with:1. City wants to demolish the building ...