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Hi everyone, I’m Kevin, 27, and an Air Force Pilot. I’m excited to say that yesterday, I vacuumed my truck. If you don’t know what that is, go listen to Podcast #276. I first became interested in real estate when in m...
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Quick Background: I've been fairly successful in other areas of life and recently determined that moving towards passive income is the best way to achieve my financial/lifestyle goals.- I currently have 2 SFH properti...
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First off - I'm total noob so trying to learn a lot.I'm looking to buy a condo or townhouse which I plan on keeping long term as a rental property.From looking at Zillow I noticed that there are some large-ish neighbo...
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My husband and I found a waterfront auction property that we purchased for vacation home/ possible short term rental. We purchased for 135,000.00 with a 10% buyers premium( SEV 79,900) We need to pay for within 30 d...
Hi, I Live in San Diego CA and have inherited 350,000 after taxes . I lost my job after going home to take care of my ailing dad who passed away . I sold his my share in business in India and moved back here. There is...
property is a duplex with a attic studio. now the attic studio has a separate entrance but no fire escape so that is a liability. however I will be house hacking and living in the attic and can't sue myself lol.
The u...
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Question to everyone: When was it and how that you came to the realization that investing in real estate could help you get "out of the rat race" ? Was it an infomercial? A family member? Tired of working a 9-5 and ...
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Ok, so I found all the information that I was lookng for at the recorders office. One thing I am noticing is that almost all of the people that have a Notice of Default on their trust deed owe more than their house i...
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One you have a tenant in, do you do an annual inspection of the interior? Under what circumstances, or explanation?
What do you do if the place isn't being maintained as you like?
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So my wife and I are about to end up with about $8000.
How would I best maximize my money in real estate?
I want to manage my risk wisely.
My wife and I are primarily interested in buy and hold.
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