I just made an offer on a house with a thirty year old furnace as a turnkey hold and rent. Hot water heater is in a similar state although not quite as old.  Would you go ahead and replace now or wait for it to break?...

I have been meeting with several folks who would like to combine funds and start a real estate investing group. Any advice on whether or not it is good to have a focused strategy/target or more of a broad less defined...

I am thinking of ways to create passive income from new construction.  One option is to build new rentals.  However, I was bouncing around the idea of doing seller financing as the spec home builder/owner.  If my futu...

Hi All,This is my first post, so hopefully I have this in the right spot in the forums, but I have always been fascinated in real estate, especially in buy and hold and house flipping.  That being said, I am a pilot a...

Hello All,I recently passed my real estate exam and I am in the process of interviewing brokerages.  While Austin seems to be back in full swing, I am still trying to be relatively cautious when it comes to meeting fa...

Many investors are scratching their heads wondering why certain asset types have been largely unaffected and, in some cases, even performing better and trading at higher prices than before the pandemic. Not all Commer...

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I am looking at purchasing a rental and was curious whether you guys preferred a Gas or an Electric Water Heater. I have read that the Gas Water Heater has cheaper monthly cost because it is easier to heat ...

Hello Everyone,As the start to my introduction, I'll provide a brief background about me as a 27 year old beginning investor. I grew up in Austin, MN until I was 22 and moved to Sioux Falls, SD. As of July 2015, I've ...

BP family - I want to propose a hypothetical scenario and see what folks would do to safely /prudently increase worth and income.  Assumption 1- MF owned free and clear  valued at 1,000,000Assumption 2- apprx 6 CAP As...

Seems like getting started is always the toughest.Anyone share your 1st and 2nd RE transactions.  How you found it?  & whether you made money or lost money?