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Good Morning,My name is Adam Eckhoff, commercial appraiser in New Jersey. I'm looking to purchase my first rental property; however, I'm posting to hear your thoughts on this one. Quick background, purchased my first ...
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What do you do with your rental when you're ready to list it for rent? Do you take photos as-is and list it empty or do you stage it before taking photos and listing it? I've found greater success in listing a rental ...
Hi All,New to the forums but thank you in advance for any assistance you may be able to provide. BACKGROUND: Goal: Evict tenants and sell propertyUnit Type: Duplex (Non-owner occupied)Lease Date: Rented since 2010Tena...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $325,000
Cash invested: $25,000
3 bed, 2 bath beach box. Approximately 1000 sqft
What made you interested ...
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Has anyone else been noticing a slow climb in vacancy rates for Center Point properties (35215 and even parts of 35235)? The time to lease and vacancy have been higher than expected for 2019 based on my experience fro...
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This came up as a suggested link on a story I was reading, courtesy of the Chicago Tribune and Amy Dickinson:(http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/askamy/ct...)Dear Amy: My husband and I rented our house to friend...
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Greetings fellow REI's. I'm a newbie REI. I work for a very large financial institution and see that real estate is the way to get wealthy. I'm looking at two options for my business that I'll be setting up. Optio...
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Maybe you’re OK managing your own properties. I tried that for a while, but started losing sanity, steadily, at about ten houses under management. It was a good learning experience, but necessity dictated that I far...
I just took over my first rental property, a 4-unit that was previously managed by a property management company where the tenants sent in their payments by mail or dropped it in their office drop box. I am having a h...
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This post was seven years in the making. My intention is not to boast but to inspire and share the significant impact that BiggerPockets, especially Joshua Dorkin and Brandon Turner, have had on my life.
I first en...