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Hello,I am 26 and am thinking of buying my first rental condo in Chicago to put directly on Airbnb/VRBO. I have owned a 3 bed home in the suburbs for 3 years and think it's time to own in one of the best cities in the...
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Hi everyone, few questions, I'm in New York if it matters. I'm in the process of researching to purchase my first buy and long term hold. I'm considering partnering with someone 50/50 to make the first purchase less...
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Hi BP!Long-time lurker, first time poster. After listening to podcasts and viewing forums, I wanted to try to house-hack the home that I own and currently live in.My question is, am I allowed to choose a tenant who I ...
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This is mostly out of curiosity. Currently we are in a rental buying a house next month. We sold our house and moved last year into current rental. Current house the owners put on the market and offered $200 off of $2...
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My parents have duplexes and triplexes for a total of 50 units. They are in their mid-70s and can no longer manage the properties like they used to. I believe they should do a 1031 exchange into a truly passive inves...
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My Husband and I have recently moved into a one bedroom apartment on the ground floor of our Landlords home. After only being her tenant for 7 days she informed us that she is selling her home. We were officially serv...
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I'm desperate for help in this real estate investing business!! I just turned 18, and I was on my way to becoming a registered nurse, but I found out about real estate investing by email from rich dad education. I att...
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I talked to a representative about making my 401k self directed to invest in real estate this morning. He said I can not invest directly in real estate with a sd401k but I can invest in an LLC with the sole purpo...
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Hello,I started investing in buy and holds a couple years ago and looking to ramp up this year to hit a cash flow goal. I'm hoping to close on my 4th property next month and actively seeking to add 3 more as soon as ...
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I've rented a house out to my wife's coworker. They are now purchasing a home and are moving out, so I am in search of a new tenant. I've never looked for a tenant outside of word of mouth, so I'm, looking for ways to...