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Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties
Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...
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Hello all, I am brand new to real estate investing and I am in the process of purchasing a quadplex, hopefully close by January! I have been researching the subject thoroughly and I came across a website called Cozy....
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Sorry if this isn't the right place for this. Just found out about the podcast and have listened to a ton of them! We are in the middle of buying our first home. We've ran into some problems. We love the house but hav...
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Rental amount $1175/month with $1000 depositClients Financials : Husband - $2500/month before taxWife - $355/month in child support. Stay at home mom (they have 3 kids. Age 2, 6, and 8)They own 2 vehicles (07 Chrysler...
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Hi, I know that if I compared a $30,000 house renting for $600 a month to a $120,000 house renting for $1,600 a month, the cheaper house would have proportionately less property tax and vacancy factor, maybe also insu...
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Hi, This forum has been extremely helpful in navigating the world of investing and property management. I am still new at this (a little over a year with 12 units as owner and manager). That being said, I would apprec...
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Hello all,I've been noticing a big trend on being a "tech-enabled real estate brokerage" and big companies like Redfin and Compass are capitalizing on that notion. There are also companies that will buy/sell homes for...
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I need some help in figuring out whether to keep renting this house out or sell. Here are the numbers, if I left anything out or you want more information let me know:Single-family homeOriginal Mortgage = $114,500 VA...
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We've been putting LVT in our one bedroom units as they become vacant. These are long strips that are glued down. Recently had to do an eviction and the move out results are not pretty. This is the first turnover sinc...
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So I have been having problems with a tenant paying on time. She always pays at the end of the month instead of the beginning. Obviously I charge a late fee for this.
Last week after picking up October's rent...