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Aloha, I am new to real estate investing and wanted to know....is it best to start in your own home town or to look else where because it's cheaper? Thanks Ivory
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Looking to buy a 2nd vacation home in Big Bear California and got the winning bid on one. A few problems though, since it's an older home (built in 1951) the stairs are not quite up to code (7" wide and a bit steep go...
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I moved to Alexandria, VA about a year ago and have been studying the real estate market in NOVA ever since. It's interesting listening to the BiggerPockets interviews and hearing everyone's success stories. But even ...
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The town I live in has gotten quite expensive, with the average home price around $350k, and rents at around 1200. However, land is fairly cheap, and I found a pair of half-acre plots for 50k each. I'm thinking about ...
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Hello,Fellow SFH landlord here. Had an idea that I wanted to run by y'all. What would you think of building new (using a "build on your lot" stick builder) a single-family home that had say 6 large bedrooms, each wi...
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Is anyone familiar with zoning laws?Looking to see how I can tell if a vacant lot/land is allowed for a single family home (SFH) or duplex to be built on it.The area is West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Ft. Lauderdale
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Looking forward to seeing if $750 / month can get any decent housing to rent in different parts of the country / world!
What can you rent for $750 in your city?
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I purchased a 5 acre parcel of land with a single family home this year in the middle of my town. I am working with the city to get it rezoned to develop this property. I will go in front of the zoning board next mont...
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Hi,
We are investing in some pretty old homes, one of which says it was built in 1901. The inspector mentioned that this usually means they don't know what year it was built, but I thought that when they didn't know ...
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I'm looking for good opportunities for residential real estate investments (Rentals!). Example would be $100K purchase price with $1,000 monthly rent at the minimum. Cap rate equal to 8% or greater. We have bought in ...