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I'm looking for advice on how to best outsource bookkeeping for a rental portfolio of 15 - 20 SFR and small MFH units. Here's some background. 1) I suck at bookkeeping. I'm in the process of getting everything cau...
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I’m still in the learning phase of real estate investing. What do you pay for property management and how many units? Should I manage my own properties just starting out? Thanks!
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I love how quick I got answers to my last question here. I hope that when I really start getting into this and am able to offer help I will be able to provide help to others here as well. For right now though I am ...
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Looking at a property in a residential area with a ton of upside, I think. The issue/or difficulty is the house on the property is usually sized for the lot, layout, and location. The lot is a .4 acre, corner lot, but...
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About a week ago I was the winning (and probably only bidder) on a town home that I thought was a good deal and would make a good flip or buy and hold. The property was being sold subject to the redemption period and...
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I found a property that I am really considering purchasing. It would be a 500k purchase, 100k rehab and 700k ARV. I would then turn it into a rental.1- First off, I am having a hard time wrapping my head around the fa...
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Just want to get some others opinions on conventional lending rates for long term hold. I am good for ~5.5 with a conventional lender which I think is pretty high. That’s considering 20-25% down and all the jumps and ...
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Often when I work with real estate investors to create asset protection strategies, most tend to prefer a simple asset protection structure (something low-cost that does the job essentially). Usually, this would inclu...
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking to get started in real estate investing, particularly in buying and renting homes to Section 8 tenants. I’m intrigued by the idea of providing affordable housing while generating steady ren...
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I am considering going from charging a refundable security deposit vs non refundable fee ($40/booking). If I go with the non refundable fee would I use a liability account?