I purchased a long distance short term rental from a 'turnkey' provider back in December 2021. I went through the purchase process 100% remote, and my property manager has been doing the set up and staging. After bein...

hi everyone. This post is a first for me in a few ways. First off, I am brand new to real estate investing...in what I have heard referred to as information overload or analysis paralysis. Second, this is my first for...

I am wondering if there are people on here who had success investing in Illinois? I live in Illinois, suburbs of Chicago. The high property taxes , negative population growth all had me rule out Illinois as a potenti...

When I scroll through this forum I see lots of stories about the first deal or the tenth. The profit on this deal, the addition of a new unit. Turning a bad deal into a good one. Those are often wonderful stories and ...

Hello!I own a 5 bedroom 3.5 bath 3,000 square foot home in Rapid City, SD. I'm in a nice location right between 2 busy hospitals. There are a couple of duplexes down the road from us that have an excellent occupancy r...

Hi everyone!My name is Katie, and I'm from Morgantown, West Virginia. From the information I've gathered so far, I've decided to focus on rentals. While researching REI, I of course came across the BP podcast and thei...

Anyone buying and holding in Hawaii?

I have a triplex in Akron Ohio. This is my first winter and living in California I have some learning to do on snow removal and snow blowers. I have a tenant that just moved in that I am giving a break of $50 a month ...

The initial reason that lured me to real estate investing, was to look into purchasing an out of state property that I could rent and eventually use as my retirement home.  However, as my real estate education grows d...

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I know that you are able to purchase a home as a "second home" using 10% down but was looking for some answers to some more questions in that area.  If you put 10% down it isn't allowed to be a rental but I woul...