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Hi, I’m a novice, trying to get into making extra income through real estate though I do have stable employment. Have just sold a condo and must do 1031 exchange by July 15th. Will have 400K as liquid funds from that,...
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I started investing in real estate over 8 years ago and I have done all kinds of deals. I started as a landlord and buying Rentals. Then, I started wholesaling and flipping properties (currently doing about 50 trans...
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Landlord Rights Are Being Stripped Away—Why the Latest Examples of Squatting Should Concern You
The media tends to side with tenants and take a negative view of landlords overall. One notable exception was an episo...
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Thank you @J Scott for starting the new construction diary. It's been our inspiration to do one of our own now. In this thread we are going to track the progress of our first Crowd Funded new construction project in...