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I flipped my own house with a REALLY massive remodel (even changed layout and added a third floor) in 2008 and cleared $50k on that after the crash. I've been on the verge of investing in rentals several times since ...
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For Context - I understand real estate is a long term deal but, after holding a property for 1.5 years I feel as if the performance is lack luster and have considered selling off the property in pursuit of something l...
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To ensure your STR performs well, do your kitchen and bathrooms need to be fully renovated and updated?We’re probably the only designers and contractors who would say no—unless you’re in the luxury STR space.Why?As lo...
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Hi everyone. My name is Jonathan I'm looking for some guidance and direction. I've purchased my first rental property in a mountain resort adjacent in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. It is a sma...
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Hi everyone,New to RE investing, considering STR in Florida to combine side business with pleasure (who wouldn't want to fly south to invest in the Winter).Interested to hear any experiences and watch outs
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Hello, I'm new to real estate and I'm looking to purchase my first property in Chicago . I want it to be a multi-unit preferably 3 units. I have about $100k available for down payment, closing costs and I'm hoping to ...
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We bought our house a couple years ago and was wondering if there was a good time to think about renting your house out? When we bought, we bought with an FHA with 3.5 down. The house was 319,999 and our down paymen...
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So we've got an accepted offer on a nice small duplex. We need to meet all conditions by Friday and everything seems on track. We haven't had the inspection done yet because that would be the first money we have to sp...
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I have some questions:
I recently bought a 5 bedroom 3 bath house. I plan to househack it and I have some general questions.
1) Should I rent the whole house as a 4 bed 2 bath or by rooms individually? If I rent b...
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Hello, I'm about to furnish a house and put it on Airbnb...in the podcast about Airbnb, she mentioned her house rules... just wondering if anyone had a good list of house rules they'd like to share, or if we as a grou...