I’m considering taking out a HELOC on my primary residence to purchase my very first rental property. My house is completely paid off and I have $40,000 set aside for a down payment. My agent highly recommended taking...

I am interested in some opinions on the best Vacation Rental Software for me. VRBO is the most used website in my area with AirBnB being second. I am looking for a software that utilizes these and syncs calender's. I ...

I am a new investor in the Houston area. I currently have a real estate agent but it is such a hassle to get a hold of her. I feel like I'm constantly calling her. Would it benefit me to get my real estate licens...

What do you guys think about the long term potential of the more eastern areas of the IE? The Riverside, Moreno Valley, Redlands, Loma Linda, Perris, Hemet, Banning area? There's quite a significant population growth,...

I'd love to hear others' approach to accounting for property taxes and insurance. I have about two years experience managing my two triplexes with separate loans for each property. Currently my T&I are escrowed wi...

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My name is Nate Kimball and, until today, I have only been a forum troll, so to speak. I joined this site because I am amazed at how willing the sages here are to forfeit their wisdom and experience t...

Hi my name is Pat and I am in the Baltimore, MD market and looking to get into real estate investing.  I always hear ads on the radio saying you can do deals without using any of your own money or get a 350k line of c...

I've been looking at a few properties in my area, and it seems the deals that only need cosmetic work move quickly, however the full gut rehab deals tend to linger a lot longer and I'm sure are selling for much much l...

I've done 2 deals in my real estate career and both have been seller financing.Both deals were done with my aunt whose 79 and just wants out. She had non paying tenants on 2 single family houses and it was costing her...

What do you think of this plan?  I´m a new investor from out of the country. I want to: A. Build a portfolio of SFH rentals for cash flow. B. Build turnkey properties that I can sell to passive investors in my count...