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I know everyone has their strategy, but I am trying to decide how best to proceed.
1.) Local market: rentals provide 17-21% annual returns for single family detached priced between 40k-70k. The market is great for b...
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I am leasing some bedrooms one at a time in my little apartment complex (college kids). Got one person who can not live under the same roof as a dog and she has a real doctor's letter from a local MD. I also had this ...
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Let me start with a little background on why I am posting this as it strikes me as a bit of a random post to just throw out there. The weekend of the 9th through the 11th I had to drive from Corpus Christi, Tx. to Cla...
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So, in the last few months I have been doing some background work on how to start investing in the RE market. Given the $ I had for investing, I decided to focus more on buying foreclosure properties and flipping them...
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Hey everyone! Just joined BP after seeing some very insightful threads. Here is a brief background of myself:
Started out (January 2011) part time as an intern for a reputable property management company in Souther...
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Why is the cap rate normally reserved for commercial real estate investing? Do I look like I don't know what I am talking about if I market a SFR or duplex and mention its cap rate?
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Hi All,My wife and I are looking to purchase a vacation rental property in the Outer Banks. This will be our very first rental property. I have read a lot of books on the subject, but had some specific questions abo...
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I am compiling a list of crowdfunding sites, many of which I have interacted with in some fashion in the last few months. Here is what I have thus far:
Fundrise
iFunding
Realty Mogul
Realty Shares
Re...
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