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I have an interesting question. It relates to the questions many people who have asked this question:Pay off existing debt vs. using that money to invest....it's a popular question.What about a twist on that questio...
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This is one for the experts. What are you seeing????I have been playing in the Detroit market, have posted some my cash cows. Sure the returns are nice, as long as you have good tenants, and good property management i...
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We are set to close on our first investment property in mid-April. The unit it is a duplex with one of the units rented by a tenant for about 6 years. We were under the impression that the tenant was paying $650 per ...
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I wish there was a State or Federal license required to wholesale and pitch wholesale deals. I see countless "deals" that are not deals, or even close to being a deal. Many of these wholesalers have no real estate ex...
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When I first started in real estate investing I had multiple lenders tell me “no, you can’t lend on that”. And I took their word for it. I thought “If one or two say no, then they all must say no”. And that was com...
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I'm curious on others thoughts. I attempted to do a "Cash for Keys" deal with a non-paying tenant. He ended up not following through so now he is being evicted, but going through that process did make me think about t...
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In the book How To Invest In Real Estate, the author claims that a property that doesn't meet the 1% rule will never be cashflow positive.Here is a proof against it. Buy a property for 500K cash, rent out for 2.5K, su...
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Hi, I am new and want to learn. I am in Los Angeles. The prices are way out of reach. Searching for ideas. Where should I start?
Appreciate your input.
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Hi All, I am planning to invest in Bakersfield, CA and looking to build a local team. Can you please recommend Property Managers in the Bakersfield Area. Thanks!
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Hey everyone,So I am buying my second rental property, and having trouble finding deals that can cashflow at least cashflow 250-300 a month due to the high interest rates I am looking at (SFRS). I wanted to see what ...