My name is Ricardo Avila but my friends call my Ricky.  I am and aircraft mechanic and love what I do but I also really enjoy real estate.  I am in the process of purchasing my second house and my goal is to buy at le...

I've had two recent issues with break-ins and attempted break-ins within the last month at my triplex. My initial setup was a deadbolt and handle setup. In the break-in, the deadbolt was left unlocked and a student-te...

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Im really excited as of recently but know I got a lot more work cut out for me! Since 2020 me and my fiancé have been learning so much from BP and other sources as well as sacrificing a lot as for far as shor...

I'm curious what most people do. It would be less expensive to communicate exclusively with them on email than on the phone, but on the other hand I can see that leading to long email tag games and BS.

Hi all,Just wanted to post a quick re-cap of the options that were laid out for me during my recent phone call with Flagstar Loans. Put my duplex into forbearance at start of COVID and as I am gearing up to move out o...

My rentals are all 30-120 days, averaging 3 months, typically travelling nurses or other professionals. I've been doing mid-term rentals for 5 years now and always paid an expensive short term rental insurance policy ...

    Alright, I'm an investor that's located in Maryland and I just sent out my first 500 mailings to absentee owners in my county. I sent the letters out on Friday the 9th and so far I've received about 4 calls back....

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A few days ago I posted that I had sent out my first batch of 50 yellow letters. Well, I've gotten 5 calls! that's 10% response and I'll take that all day long. So today I got my first lead and of course...

Hello, I do not have much experience in this field. I wonder it is a good idea to get homeowner/property insurance license just for my own rental business. If so, what do I have to do? If I am not wrong, the insurance...

I've read very interesting articles about how real estate investors started and became very successful. But is there anyone willing to share their experience if they started with my similar conditions: Already with a ...