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I have been told by a few respected individuals in the community that I am over analyzing the criteria for my list and that I just need to get started. I do agree that analysis paralysis is preventing me from pull...
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I don’t want to sign a contract with one realtor because I’m not quite sure how the relationship will work. I don’t want to be roped into a situation where I need to see a property right away and they may not be avail...
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Please forgive the lengthiness of this post.My situation isn’t unique, but there are one or two factors that make this situation, in my eyes, impossible. My father passed three years ago. My husband and I decided to m...
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I'm a builder and investor in Boise, ID. I'm currently designing my next builds, and want to make sure they are the most appealing and can make financial sense to investors. So, I have a few questions for those of you...
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I have listened to some podcasts, and have heard people saying they got their first 7 properties in 11 months. Some even crazier. I have 5 properties, but I have used all my money to purchase these properties at 25% d...
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I just got this text from one of my tenants. They have decent (not great) credit, have always taken ownership in the property (maybe now I know why?), and never been late on their payments. They're fully-employed, a...
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50% of the new investors I talk to live somewhere that's not affordable as a rental market.
They want to invest but feel handcuffed by the high prices and competition around them.
I say "dude, you need to pick a n...
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Our property is in Lake County, IL and we are going through a 1st transition from 1st tenants to our 2nd ones. Tenants that moved out this month, left some damages behind (some repairable and some not) as well as didn...
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I am about to close on my first duplex and will be living on one side (top) while renting out the other (bottom).Is there any reason to put the duplex in an LLC?Just have the rent made out to me and have a new checkin...