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Hello! So, I've been running my dad's company for the last 3 years...but it's not my passion, I have been dreaming about Real Estate Investing for as long as I can remember and I'm DONE just dreaming, it's time for a...
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My wife and I purchase a SFR last April in Northern CA. (Redding) with intentions of turning it into a long term rental. We also have thought about turning this property into a short term rental as well due to its lac...
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Hey everyone - probably your pretty typical new guy post so sorry if this (including this apology) has been done many times before:My ask:1. Guidance/advice on which of the neighborhoods listed below match my goals fo...
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Hi all,I am going to see a property this week that has fuses in lieu of circuit breakers. I am planning on replacing the fuse box, but I am wondering what other work this may trigger. The house was built in 1960, so...
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We are a husband & wife team, focusing on buy and hold rental properties for passive income. We are also working at doing our first fix/flip property. We hold residential and commercial property at this time, and...
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I am in the midst of finishing a book on learning to evaluate decision making. It has me curious, what is the best real estate investing decision you ever made? "Best" could mean most impactful, decision you learned...
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I'm in San Diego and looking to convert a three car garage into two 1-1 units. The total square footage is roughly 700 sq ft. There is a 2-1 apt above the garages already. The property is in North Park.I spoke to ADU ...
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We are looking at REO's and I'm thinking it might be better in our case to get a buyer's agent than work with the main listing agent in our area. We haven't got any recommendations for one yet.
My main concern is fin...
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First of all, I didn't start this thread to attack the professional tradesmen, but sometimes it gets to a point where even if you want to pay someone for a job, you end up DIYing the last 10% (or 25 or 50) of the work...
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If you read real estate investment books, articles on BP, listen to podcasts or just generally find yourself learning about real estate investment then you will notice a common thing that is almost invariably mentione...