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I'm interested in buying a rental investment property around Arlington, VA due to the announcement of HQ2. Although I'm a bit hesitant because this would be my first real estate purchase ever (I don't own anything rig...
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Hi all. I'm looking for thoughts and advice on a situation. My tenants in California have filed for divorce. The original plan that they asked for was to end their lease early, about 6 months. He moved out to an...
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What is your real vacancy rate? Do you go back and actually calculate it each year or just have a number in your head? I typically input 8% in the financial calculators before I purchase a property but some are better...
I am sure this question has been asked 1,000 times so if someone wants to direct me in the right place, I would be very appreciative.
In my town, a normal Cash on cash return is around 6-7% if you are paying ...
Hello BP, I just wanted to see how many of you utilize retirement accounts like the Roth IRA or the 401K or is Real Estate is the only retirement avenue you guys use. Thank you. Ruslan
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Hello Everyone,A partner(@Alex Royster) and I are currently educating ourselves on the RE investing business and hope to soon buy our first rental property. We are looking to invest in the Charlotte area where my part...
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Hi all,Is anyone incorporating sustainable or regenerative strategies in your business practices or into your projects? If so I'd love to keep a dialog going with like-minded folks. I'm an architect with a long stan...
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I'm completely renovating a new rental property in Catonsville next week and am trying to decide on gas or electric utilities for each property and can't find any real definitive suggestions either way with good reaso...
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So my wife and I have a real estate company. We have people help us from time to time, but on a per job basis. We probably get 30 to 40 calls a day and sometimes more from, robo calls, telemarketers, and wholesalers...
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Just finished my Second property using the BRRRR Strategy under my personal name. However ran into a issue with my credit which cost me some cash. It dropped about 85 points within 2 months. I leveraged accounts I had...