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I have been learning a lot and absorbing as much about REI as I can and I've recently started to put the dream in motion. I have met with a wholesaler and have requested real estate agents that my fiancé and I worked ...
Without being to terrible cynical here, I understand the demographic of what a renter is. Of course there are wonderful renters out there, and there are terrible renters out there too. The middle course or group, I th...
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First time home buyer and long time lurker of these forums. Over the last few months I have been active in the local real estate market evaluating deals and trying to find my first purchase. I think I finally found a ...
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Hello from Alabama. I'm just curious if anyone else has ever run into a situation where you bought a tax lien property but it was full of the previous owners possessions, although in this case the house has been vacan...
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Hi,I live in California and am looking into investing in a property in Columbus, OH. I'm new to out of state investments and if anyone has resources on the following, I'd be really appreciative:-How do taxes work if I...
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For the record, I am a newbee. I have been lurking about on these boards for the last couple of months, and I've been reading everything I can, relating to real estate investment. I need some advice, and I was hopi...
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I need your opinions about this. I have never owned a pet and this also my first time trying to rent to a tenants with pet.I'm about to rent to a potential tenant who has a dog. After doing some research here and onli...
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Any buy and hold investors with property in the Lents area (or surrounding neighborhoods) in Portland? If so: how's it going?
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I don't know if this is a request for some creative ideas or a cautionary tale...We just closed on an investment rental property in a rural area above Phoenix. The seller asked to rent back for a month, to close on he...
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Guys I am looking to get into a few rentals in the Cleveland Ohio area. I know a few people there but I've never been there. I'm planning on going to visit in July. Is anyone here familiar with the areas or zip codes...