Hi everyone, I own a two unit building. I don’t live in it anymore so both units are rented. It more or less breaks even every month. The estimated value according to the internet puts it somewhere around 350k, and I ...

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I have a bit of a delicate situation with my neighbor directly across from me.  I am currently house hacking a non-conforming duplex here in Denver and we bought this SFH back in late 2021.  Since t...

Share your darkest experiences in real estate. List your five worst experiences. Here is mine to get started:- Kitchen fire due to tenant frying chicken on the stove top. Over $10K in damage. It was my first property ...

Henry Ford said "Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service."  When I first started in real estate all my goals were only financial.  A...

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I have been watching the housing market for the last few years and it has always been something I have wanted to dive into. I have owned other businesses and I had clients that owned rental property. They gave m...

I am looking at purchasing a fourplex with an FHA loan as my first investment. Fourplexes in my area run for $350k+. I am doing my anlysis right now on several and don't see how purchasing a fourplex can cashflow (oth...

Good Afternoon. I'm in vermont where it is legal to smoke weed. I have a clause that says you can't smoke anything in the building. There is constantly weed smell coming from this unit. Maybe I'm being too nice but I ...

In a recent podcast David Greene answered the question of a young person from San Diego.  He commented that total returns in the Midwest are poor because they don't appreciate and rents don't go up.  He specifically c...

So here is a quick run down of a property I am looking at.  Its in a C neighborhood, but not in the war zone, mostly families on section 8 rentals in that area of town. I  purchased another rental on that street a few...

Section 8 seems to have a certain connotation and mental image in multi family conversations. I’m curious about any actual experiences (good or bad) anyone has had with Section 8. Has anyone had any non-stereotypical ...