Owen Dashner
Paying it Forward
I have tried to make it a practice (recently) of giving something away whenever I have come into some unexpected cash. I realize that I could do (should do) more, but I guess you have to start somewhere.
A few times...
Allison Winston
Taking the big leap....BRRRR
We have found properties that we are interested in using the the BRRRR method but we have some issues....1.) We don't have the 20% down payment (more like 10-15%) or rehab cost without dipping into 401k. 2.) We're afr...
Jason Rhine
Do you know anything that'll take the wind from my sails?
My wife and I have owned our $140k VA backed home in Newport News, Virginia for just over a year. This December, I intend to get out of the active duty Air Force and joint either the traditional ANG or Air Force Re...
Will French
Should I sell our paid off rental property?
Hi all!I'm looking for opinions both in favor and against my current decision. I feel that the "sell" option is a better one at this point, but am interested in hearing your thoughts! Here's the situation:We own a ren...
Anthony Therrien-Bernard
Does rent control work? Also heads up on
As the topic of rent control seems to be coming back to the Alberta news I figured I would share some of my thoughts on the topic. The idea of rent control is obviously very appealing to tenant that see this as a so...
Marci Stein
eviction cost
my lawyer intially said his cost is $500, but just got billed for add'l fees for filing, etc, and the total is $975 !!what is the typical cost for evictions these days? does this seem unusually high? i'm in NY---tha...
Anthony Rini
House Hack - Renting By The Room
Hey everyone, I'm a first-time buyer looking to find a multi-family property with vacancy in order to house hack. However, it seems that there hasn't been much coming on the market and I'm considering shifting my focu...
Joe Edwards-Hoff
How to Make Low Maintenance Apartment Units?
Well, to make it short, I found some great resources on this thread- How to Harden Units , but I wanted to hear more. I'm picking up my first, 10 unit apartment complex. 10 tiny studio apartments. Mostly rented by mig...
Patrick Kucera
Should I Refi my rental?
I received an offer to refi a 3/2 townhome rental property I purchased as a primary residence in 2011 for $238K @ 4% through a 30 yr VA loan. The current balance is $210K and current monthly payment is $1718. The of...
Sam Sagor
If you had to pick three investing books to take with you on a desert island ...
If you had to pick three books to take with you on a desert island ...
What would they be? Particularly real estate books that you have actually sat up and got excited about putting that last bit into practice ... Ta...