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I have noticed a huge increase in competition in my area for homes, I've noticed that the major hotspots for vacationing still have very little competition, and prices are still falling. Has anyone had any success lon...
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Hello BP!
I have been browsing the forums and researching about a year now. IT IS TIME TO GET THIS FIRST DEAL DONE! I plan to get a deal within 90 days.
First step securing financing. I plan to house hack my first d...
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Hi all,I own a handful of rental properties free and clear in another city. I'd like to include the extra income in an application to rent a place myself, but I'm wondering if advertising the fact that I'm a landlord...
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I want to house hack to kick off my investing portfolio, but am unsure of the route to take or if it even works well in the Dallas area.Thank you,
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when looking at real estate websites, oftentimes I see "offers due by" some date
for example "offers due by may 12"
what does this deadline mean? I didn't realize I am back in high school?
so what happens if proper...
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As many of you know, I bought 154 units in Garland TX. We've changed the marketing and now are down from 19 to 3 vacancies, or 2%. Any one have stats as to occupancy levels in Dallas area, and rates per square foot?...
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I have been looking at foreclosed houses in Houston, TX trying to find a property that I can force equity into. Today I visited 2 HUD properties that interested me because of their condition. I knew they both needed s...
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In what they call a pilot program, it looks like Fannie Mae and the FHFA are quietly going through with plans to sell nearly 500 homes they own in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire to yet undisclosed institutional inv...
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Looking to purchase true Wholesale properties; today we had a great meeting with Strategic Acquistions, Inc & wondering if anyone has done any transactions with this company. They do all the legwork & we have...
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Just purchased my first SFR. The property came with appliances. Trying to determine if I should leave them in as part of the rental or remove and have the tenant provide their own. Property management company is sugge...