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While it appears many rookie investors tend to struggle to hit the ground running due to lack of capital / financing, I have the opposite problem. I've never purchased an investment property but want to begin my inves...
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Is it really that bad to use an unlicensed/uninsured handyman for work on my rental property if I have good insurance?
My property manager is giving me grief because I am trying to hire cheaper guys for thing...
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I’ve been researching alternative financing options for my second property. I have seen that New American Funding, Newfi, and Griffin Funding have a 40 year mortgage with the first 10 years being interest only while t...
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Hi guys,
I have a house in Florida. Bought it in 2019 for 180K, now its worth 350k (My realtor says 400K but I am trying to be conservative).
It rents for 1.4K...Way under value.
I have 2 options:
Option 1: incre...
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Had the same tenant two years now at $1,350 a month. Current market rent is $1,750, so I'm leaving about 5K profit on the table each year...They are for the most part taking care of the place, a few stains on the carp...
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This is my first time screening a tenant. I got the responses below to the my questions. Is this typical responses to screening questions? I'm just curious and do you have any suggestions? The property management didn...
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Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice on the most effective ways to market a service to listing agents.I'm starting up a business providing narrated virtual tours, with the goal of making them easy (since agents ar...
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I looking to get a consensus of what is the top 3 biggest cost for rental properties owners occur on a consistent basis?
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My electrician discovered that the exterior walls in my newly purchased ranch home do not have insulation. I am meeting with the contractor tomorrow to discuss options. about how much should I expect to pay to insul...
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I'm still doing research and working on saving money in order to invest into real estate some day. I'm curious to what materials YOU use and where do you usually buy them from? As in windows, doors, siding, drywall et...