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I am in my late 20's and have spent much of my life flipping and maintaining properties with my dad. Because of that I really enjoy home management, and have dreamed of flipping homes / setting up rentals. One thing I...
Hi all - I am house hacking a Fourplex with a good sized backyard. All the tenants have been very good so far, and one recently asked me if they could set up a few patio chairs in the backyard. I said yes already and ...
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Hello everyone my name is Lamarth Duncan. I live in Albany NY (Upstate NY). I recently started a real estate investing course at Excelsior College 2 weeks ago. My instructor gave me the link to this site. I’m new to r...
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Hi there. I'm sure this subject has been discussed many times before.
However, I was wondering what methods and time frames other landlords are using for period tenant home inspections? Right now, I am physically go...
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Hello!As mentioned in my past posts, I'm new to investing and have had to do a lot of self-evaluating and my niche and what area I want to focus on. After reading the very helpful advice from those on BP, I decided to...
Hi BP!New poster but longtime lurker/reader/researcher. I live in Aurora, CO and currently manage two properties:A 2/1 condo in Golden, CO owned by my familyPurchased in 2006, I lived in one room during college while...
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Hello Everyone,I accidentally got into real estate when I was 20 and dropped out of college. Up to that point, I had been saving money for tuition, so when I dropped out I had a nice little pile of cash that wasn't be...
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A colleague of mine mentioned that he's moving to Indiana in 2018. He has an IT business out here in Silicon Valley. It's doing well, making him good money. Yet he wants to pack up and head over to the Indianapolis re...
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Hi Im starting to consider house hacking in the Bay Area. Ideally i like to avoid San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley given the changes in landlord laws. I have been primarily looking at househacking duplex and fourpl...
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G’dayHow do you track your expenses and find a balance between being a spendthrift and being too conservative? What does that middle ground look like for you? Many ThanksAhmed Aboelela