Hi all, I'm in the early stages of planning a development of a lot I own in SE Portland. There is a small (<600 sf) house on the lot currently, which is in pretty rough shape. I've owned the house for few years ...
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When buying a rental property from a reputable turn key company, is it necessary to go visit the home before you purchase?And hire an outside inspector and general contractor to evaluate?
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Hi there BP community, looking for your advice on the following please: i inherited a section 8 tenant who pays way below market, acts shady, had an issue with the leaky toilet for years, which damaged the floor and c...
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On July 15, we went under contract on our 6th rental property. It's a townhouse and was listed for a day when our offer went in. It's in the same complex where we have two other units - offering on this one was a no...
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Doing a live in BRRR of a two unit and ripping up the old green shag carpet . Inspecting the wood floors beneath - Do you think these can be saved , or just replace
with LVP flooring ? The house will ...
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I need help deciding how to spend my marketing dollars. I've been sending letters to out of state owners. I'm going to begin marketing to absentee owners (that live in state) and already have half the work done for t...
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I'm new to REI but my professional training is in epidemiology and I'm happy to add value by discussing the outbreak. Obviously, we can't know what the future holds but there are some pretty standard principles in pla...
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Hey guys, need some advice:
I am looking into rehabbing for buy and hold deals on houses. I can find the deals near my area (1 hr away & hometown), that show about 8% IRR in our model. My parter provides the mone...