Hi. I’m a newbie to REI so bare with me if I’m not explaining well enough. My agent and I offered higher to win the multiple offer and hope for a lower appraisal than offered pricing. Guess what, the appraised value ...

I am currently trying to make a decision about the best path forward. I know I have to pick a strategy and go with it, but I thought I would post this as a way to discuss my ideas and get some input from others as I g...

Hi everyone,I did something really stupid. I recently just bought our first duplex and living on one side. We just accepted an applicant and did the screening process. She signed the lease and I gave keys without the ...

What are some additional fees you guys can think of to increase income as well as additional income for rentals? Examples of fees: pet fees, application fees, late payment fees, etc. Examples of additional creative in...

Hello all. I am new here and have been digging through the site trying to soak up all the great REI information. :)

I am a n00b in the research and planning stages, but I plan to buy some properties to rehab and flip...

Now that my wife and I are hooked on REI with plans to grow our business, we have been thinking about how to use it to help our children.  We don't want to just give them money from our flips, instead we want to 'teac...

Looking at a property that generates rental income. 2145. They are asking 145k total and are willing to fund me (I pay them off slowly). I’m putting down 60k. Good idea? Bad idea? What interest rate and years should I...

My son is interested in learning more about REI and also looking to earn extra money to put toward investing. He's trying to figure out a way to kill two birds with one stone. He owns a trucking business and his time ...

Hello everyone, my wife and I recently decided we would like to get started investing into STR's. We have just began the process and assumed that the first step would be finding our ideal location. We were thinking th...

Hi,I've got some clients looking at buying multi-family properties but a few of them don't have separate meters for power, in particular.  here in the NW, it can be quite the expense and i am wondering how feasible it...