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Should I have an LLC before a buy a rental property? Does anyone not have an LLC and have rentals? How hard is it to set one up? I am in the Columbus, Ohio area
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I'm working to rent out my first Section 8 home in St. Louis. I've posted the house on GoSection8.com and gotten quite a bit of interest. In my portal, I'm able to look at "Prospects." There are two details I have que...
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Hi,I live in Central Indiana near Kokomo. I'm trying to get to the point of buying a rental property. I am only 21 and currently do not own any property...not even a primary residence as I still live at home with my p...
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Hello! I'm about to close on a 4 unit and I'm trying to furnish two of them as MTR's but I'm out of state. I wanted to ask if anyone's furnished a property remotely before - who helped you set up the furniture? I've c...
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Hello everyone, my name is Andre and I from Miramar Fl. I considered investing in real estate as a possible way to off set my student loan payment or eliminate it altogether. I'm looking for help to map out a winable ...
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I just had my very first prospective tenant not show up to a showing. Its quite irritating does this happen often?
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I operate vacation rentals in the greater Coachella Valley area, where pools are essential to vacation rent a home. To date, we have been buying mostly Pentair equipment, and loading the Pentair Screenlogic app ...
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Hi,I will be renting out my entire house soon. Something I was pondering is do the tenants setup utilities? Should I keep my name on the utilities and bill them? I would love to get your wisdom and input. Thank you,Joel
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Hello BP!
I'm about to house hack my condo by renting out one of my rooms. After collecting rent, how much of it do you set aside for future maintenance and repair costs such as cap ex and how much of it do you keep...
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Has anybody done this? Why or why not?