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Hello!My name is Joseph Hartley, and I’m just starting out my journey in real estate. I’ve been learning a lot about house hacking, and I’m seriously considering purchasing my first house to rent out soon. However, I’...
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Hi everyone,Hopefully will be bidding on my first auction property this weekend (homesearch.com). I have read up ALOT about these deals. There are a lot of horror stories however usually there is at least someone in e...
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I own a rental townhouse that is governed by an HOA (yes, I know many people don’t like to buy houses in HOA communities, but where I live there is little choice).When I purchased the home almost 4.5 years ago, the pr...
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I've been doing some research into the short-term rental market. Browsing on Airbnb in my city and analyzing prices, availability, etc. Economically, they make a lot of sense given the higher comps and cash flow I can...
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Hello fellow flippers. I'm doing my research and I'm wondering what's the best way to see more of your profit, the right way of course. I hear 1031 exchanges are the way to go but it doesn't eliminate capital gain tax...
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Hi Everyone,I'm new to the investing side of real estate and have been actively looking for a rental property. I have narrowed my search criteria down to small multi-families (4 units or less) for under $200k. I live ...
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Hi Everyone,I am brand new here and looking to get into cash flow property investing. I was recommended to look into the markets of Memphis, TN & Clarksville. Can anyone recommend a property management company ...
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Looking for recommendations on what processes to put in place, services to hire people to find and the overall best way to launch this property. I have a fair amount of long-term rentals near this location and I live...
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I am new to the site and forums and relatively new to investing in real estate in general. Thankfully I am not new to the industry or investing in general because I have experience in title research and in investing i...
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Any other software engineers become Real Estate Investors? Would love to hear about ways you've leveraged your skills for automations, integrations etc.