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Hello all, I think this will be kinda long, so I'm gonna try and give you a quick summary if you don't want to read it all:Current diesel mechanic, just turned 30, living in Austin, TX, looking for more lucrative care...
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I'm on my second rental property, but I've always struggle with the background check. It seems that most of the bad applicants won't even fill out the one page background application and return it if they have a ba...
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Currently in the process of getting a SFH ready to rent. This week we realized there were no land line connections in the home. The house underwent renovations prior to our purchase and neighbors have told us there wa...
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I purchased a SFR property years ago and I financed it under my personal name. I then transferred the deed to my LLC. My CPA advised me to transfer it back to my name and not leave it in the LLC. His reason was that I...
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Lets say I wanted to start and investment company where I purchased homes and rented them out for cash flow with opm and gave them a return on their investment. Is this possible? Has anyone else had experience doing t...
I'm trying to fill a vacancy in a 2 unit and am not getting a very good response. I have a For Rent sign out front, but am off the beaten path so I'm getting almost no calls from that. I also have it listed on Craigsl...
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I have been looking into a career change, and unfortunately with my financial situation I am unable to jump into REI. I have been doing research into becoming a loan officer to learn the financial/loan side of REI whi...
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I am currently a commercial plumber and have been in the business/ trade for four and half years. I have currently been reading two real estate investing books. I am going to get into the boot camp provided on bigger...
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Hi All,I think I am in trouble with finding tenants. I recently purchased a house with 5 tenants in a college town. I was mistakenly thinking that the students are looking for housing in the summer. However, the look ...
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Ok so I am getting to the point where i have done most research, have my business together,business cards, bandit signs,about 10 cash buyers ect. I think im ready to start my first deal. I can find a great deal and i ...