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Hello all, new investor here! I am working on rehabbing some smaller cottages in northern Michigan, the plan is to put them all on the STR market once they are complete. It seems to me sites like AirDNA and other rev...
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I'm back hunting for foreclosures but apperantly there is a shortage of good deals & the ones available are flying off the shelf with people paying more than I would.
Is it time to break out the We Buy Houses, et...
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I'm coming up on a cash out refinance scenario and I'm a bit confused on one topic... What do I tell the lender regarding my property's estimated value when shopping around and beginning the process, before the apprai...
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I have a property where a tenant moved out that was paying high rent of $7,400 a month including NNN. However the market dictates that rent is about $6K for a new tenant. The loan rate is about to adjust to 6.9% whic...
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About a year ago we purchased our home in Marin County. We were able to buy low in a good neighborhood since the home was in need of some work, mainly needing cosmetic work and some deferred maintenance. We have been ...
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I recently used a structural engineer to do a visual inspection of one of my single family rentals. I haven't used this engineer enough to know if his opinions are valid, so I wanted to see if any investors find his ...
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I am ready to quit my full time job. I have a part time weekend job that can support me and have about $10,000 to spend on marketing for the next 5 months. My goal is to flip as well as wholesale when i dont have the ...
A housing bubble is a run-up in housing prices fueled by demand, speculation and exuberance. ... Speculators enter the market, further driving demand. At some point, demand decreases or stagnates at the same time supp...
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It took me a while to pay off my first 2 rentals. I then bought a duplex about a month ago. I want to scale my business. I am real fortunate in my life right now bc I don’t have children and I’m not married so I can r...
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I'm new here and really like this site. All this talk about property managers makes me wonder. How many of you used property managers? I've heard their rates are usually 5-10%. I handle one SFR right now, but am l...