Hi I own a duplex and have been having trouble renting one side of the unit.What would you do? We recently received a tenant lead from an individual with questionable sources of income and limited rental history (disc...
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I have a few questions about sending out postcards and/or letters....A little background: I am in search of my first investment property and leaning toward a single family flip. Based on what I have read and heard fro...
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I came across the term wholesaling and had to google it. I came upon this passage in an example: The wholesaler has a house under contract for $90,000 that he estimates needs $20,000 in repairs but will sell for $150,...
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This is about the best place I can find, and here is my question. Once I open my Solo 401k, can anyone recommend a bank or brokerage house to open an account? I have a desire to invest in the stock market, with the ...
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I am in talks to partner with a firm that specializes in short sale negotiations but buys alot of the deals that come in and mainly
flips them.
I have been focused on building my multi family portfolio but don’t h...
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The question is in regards to balancing property management costs. I've noted, that generally apartment complexes require a property management company that takes between 5-8% of gross rents, and also hires payroll s...
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Aloha BP community! Hope all your ventures are going well. I have been on a soul searching adventure during this pandemic which has lead me down a path of financial literacy and a more recent love for building real es...
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Hello Everyone!Currently I am working a job that requires my time for 40-50+ hours per week. The job often requires me to stay later or schedules are put up on the fly at times and due to my position I cannot argue th...
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I have decided to go with a military family to move into my first rental property. Everything went good with the showing and also looks very good on paper. I have ran the TansUnion Smart Move checks on them and i rec...
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Hi gurus,I wanted some advice on how I should buy some investment properties listed on MLS with the intention of using seller finance. I have looked at a few properties already with my buyer's agent with the intentio...