I own a single family rental in SC, just south of Charlotte, NC. Our property management company is based in central Charlotte, about 30 minutes north. My tenants recently submitted two separate maintenance requests t...

Hello, everyone - I'm currently working my way through J Scott's books and taking notes. I'm a buy-and-hold investor by nature but it seems acquiring distressed properties and adding value through renovation (minor or...

I'm a little worried about getting a buy and hold in a subdivision. Here in Charletston, SC, subdivisions are fairly common, as I imagine they are in most areas. I am a home inspector, and will soon have an infrare...

Hi!I am looking at real estate investing to reduce my tax liability and generate passive income.  I have a 401K plan which I have been maxing out annually. My company matches 4% of the first 6% contributed. I have use...

Hey everyone, About to list my parents ranch house. It's a pretty nice property that is renting 50%-75% higher than the average rent in the area. Given that it is a nicer property, should we have the following in the ...

Hey guys! My husband and I currently own an owner occupied duplex in Los Angeles.  We found another duplex .6 miles away we planned move into and finance via FHA.  We were in escrow for about 20 days and everything se...

Hi! I was hoping you could give me advice on deciding between two renters. I'm closing on my first investment property in three weeks. We are trying to rent out our current home and plan to move into the new house. We...

Holy crap! Marketing is expensive! I went to listsource.com to build my list and had 10,000 people or so on it. I filtered the duplicates and only had names where the mailing and property addresses were whole. Further...

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I have some questions about investing in the USA and would like forumites’ opinions. I have been researching the opportunities in the US for some time now. I live in Australia.

My friend and I both found an in...