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WE ARE NEW INVESTORS JUST PICKING UP OUR FIRST STR ON THE GULF COAST THIS PAST OCTOBER. IVE BEEN APPROACHED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT THEY WANT TO SELL ME THEIR UNIT. BEING THAT WE JUST AQUIRED OUR FIRST, WE HAVE NO CAPITA...
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Investors, how did you save up enough money for your first property? What was your investment strategy when you first started out?
How should i begin ? And how much money should i have when starting
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I'm really curious to get opinions from other buy and hold investors with numerous financed properties in their portfolios. Currently, I'm in a healthy financial position, and I have 6 rentals that are all cash flowin...
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I need some advice on managing my property manager. Particularly when it comes to maintenance requests.
Some context: I own two small multi families in Cleveland and they are managed by a PM company (B2B property m...
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So my first flip is coming along and looking to list in a few days. Does anyone know of any reasonable staging companies that service the Glen Burnie area? ARV is 210k-220k should I even bother to stage?
Dami...
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FYI. I am new here and don't have any experience with Buy and Hold investing.
I have a question regarding the 50% rule. I understand that this is a general rule of thumb when determining a properties feasibil...
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I currently have a full time job and I have 20 rental units. I manage these units myself and do most of the maintenance myself. I do hire out when time is a factor. I find the hands on approach to work best for me,...
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This is completely out of character for me to discuss, but I am growing more and more anxious and confused. Let me start of with a basic background for myself. I just turned 30 years old. We started slowly REI about ...
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Opinions please. High end appliances, Yes or No?I'm working on a Key West style remodel located one house from the Intracoastal Waterway, 6 blocks from the ocean in Florida. The innards were shot when we bought it at...