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Hello friends. My wife and I live in Oregon and we want to buy our first rental, but the interest rates and the housing prices in Portland are very high. A 3-bedroom house starts at $450k. But I'm getting the feeling ...
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Real Estate is so freaking boring… and yet that’s all we talk about. Why – is it because this is all we are interested in?How about the meaning of life – would you engage in a conversation about the meaning of life? H...
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Situation: My Tenant Stopped Paying and has violated my “ rent to own “ agreement. He is 20 days late, total violation, contract is now void. I have to evict as he said “ I do not have any funds to pay that rent “ - I...
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Bear with me. These things are always a bit complicated. Our rental is a triplex in California. We had a new tenant move into the middle unit about a month ago. Tenants on either side have lived there for 7+ years. Te...
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Hi Everyone,I’ve been lurking for a few months now and this is my first post here after trying to get a lay of the land. Apolgies if it’s long, just a lot on my mind.About me:- Live in the East Bay Area- Wife and I ar...
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So I'm sitting on about 1.4 mil in equity right now. Projected to be nearly 3 mil in five more years. But let's say I have some hardships along the way so I conservatively figure I'll have 2 mil. I could retire with m...
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Hi guys! I put in an offer on my first cash flow prop. And it has been accepted!! How ever I am now second guessing if buying in that Particular neighborhood was a good choice. There is not a lot of diversity, doesn’t...
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To any LLs who rent to people who are working class but pay their own, unsubsidized rent: be advised that you should build up some cash reserves. New England Journal of Medicine just published a case report of the di...
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I am a private landlord with two properties. My questions is for private landlords:How many properties do you own that you manage yourself?
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We FINALLY listed both of our houses for rent and received an insane amount of interest. I have responded to more than 40 e-mails. Due to the interest, we decided to hold an open house for each of the properties. T...