Hello everyone!I am 31 years old, currently in grad school with a family of 4 (including myself), and currently rent. I have 1 more year until i'm on my way to start my "so-called" career in what I truly do have a pas...

After six SFRs between Memphis (TN) and Gary (IN), I discovered Birmingham, AL. Its extremely low property taxes and decent rent-to-price ratio spurred me to buy three properties there. It's been interesting to say th...

I am fortunate to be in a position with my current house hack where I am able to put on my tenant hat and think about what improvements would make my two units appeal to a larger tenant pool at a higher rent rate when...

Sometimes you’ll walk into a house and think to yourself “Wow! This house just feels so awkward!” Whether it’s cramming too many rooms into a small space or using walls so much that the house has a closed-in and claus...

I have a couple rentals in the Westside of Detroit.  I have been seeing the city improve the neighborhoods, I've seen other investors fixing them up. I just haven't made any profit off mine and its been a headache. Th...

I'm new to this forum and just starting my journey researching real estate investing. I attended a seminar yesterday for Hilary Farr's Rules of Renovation. Anyone familiar with this program? After some reading it seem...

I am looking to purchase a SFH as my primary residence for a year or two, and while there I will be fixing it up and preparing to rent it out (as part of my buy and hold strategy). I use to live near O'Bryonsville in ...

I'm getting ready to close on 2 duplexes. They are both older buildings that need a little bit of clean up and improvements. I don't know if I should do minimum repair or really sink some money in them to make them mo...

Hi all,
I'm prepping my house for sale, doing cosmetics (paint, flooring). It's a SFR in Virginia, price range $450-500k. It has a nice, big sunroom add-on and when I bought it a few years back, that room had new ber...

I bought a house in a small college town with a severe lack of hotel capacity. I planned on using the house from time to time myself, then letting friends and family use it for free, and then renting it as an STR when...