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I’ve seen in posts and in books advice to newbie investors to find cheap properties in low income areas, but to stay away from properties “in a war zoneâ€. But these posts and books never quantify what the diffe...
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Hey Everyone!Sorry for the clickbait title... I own a successful vacation rental (successful meaning it pays for itself) and close on another one at the end of this month. We also bought another one in August of this ...
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My current REI goal is to buy and owner-occupy a fourplex. I totally get the numbers. But I still feel confused about the rental market. My big question: WHO would choose to live in a fourplex? Who ARE those guys? (...
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Hi everyone,I am going to be moving to New York with my family next year for grad school, targeting to live in Brooklyn/Queens, and hopefully within a reasonable commute distance (30-45 mins public transit) to Manhatt...
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My wife and I are planning to rent out an older airstream in the Hill Country of Texas (between San Antonio and Austin) with views of mountains or on a river (prime location). Year round rental targeted couple's getaw...
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Friends, We recently bought a STR in GA and it seems like we walked into a mess not disclosed by the sellers or picked up on the inspection report. For example, after closing we walked in to find: water in the baseme...
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Do you hesitate to answer when someone asks you what you do for a living? Do you hang your head when the naysayers label your industry as a bunch of vultures preying on the innocent, trying to steal houses from littl...
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Hi all!I'm a newbie investor, young 20s, saving up for my first house hack and hoping to purchase in a year. I'm based out of CO currently, but my family lives back in IA. While I am planning on buying in CO at least ...
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Good afternoon and happy President's Day! I am a new investor and I've gotten myself stuck in the mud, so I am looking for advice from some of you wonderful folks. Context of my story/situation (please forgive the l...
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I'm interested in learning investing strategies for mobile homes, but here in the Golden State (Sacramento area) we're paying Golden Prices both for mobile homes and lot rents.I've got the dough to make all-cash offer...