Trying to assess whether we should buy a car or lease a car. Breakdown of our current situation:1. we have one car (only need one car)2. we drive less than 10,000 miles a  year3. we use the car more than 50% for busin...

Hello, my wife and I live in Topsail and we are looking to buy our first home in the greater Wilmington area. We are looking at duplexes or homes with ADU's, or for a property we can live in and turn into a STR after ...

Home prices dropped in 2008 and I heard a story from a colleague of mine that they lost their house because their home was not enough collateral for the loan. So my question to all my BRRR  and 2008-era investors - ho...

We all know change is a MUST for any type of success. Change is usually painful, but as the old refrain goes NO PAIN ! NO GAIN.  What is something you have had to change to get from Point A to Point B.   What do you t...

I am going to be leaving my company in a few months and will have to roll over my 401k. I am interested in Rollover for Business Startup (ROBS), but I am currently struggling to find any good information on the topic....

Hi Everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Is it worth it to allow pets for rental properties to increase the amount of potential tenants or should I reduce risk of property damage/loud animals and not allow ...

I'm trying to be extra cautious incase something happens at my rental in which I would need more coverage. My friend put his rental in a LLC and he states it will cover him if there is a lawsuit etc.  My realtor was r...

Hello, this is long so sorry in advance.  :)I've been following this forum for over a year.  Now that I'm a host I wanted to give back and contribute to the forum with our experience.
Our journey in the STR space be...

My house has aluminum wiring (one breaker is copper, the rest aluminum), a federal pacific box, and a couple other electrical projects.  Everything is working perfectly for now, but I want to initiate a solution.  I'm...

I admit it: I am a newbie. I know that I want to do "something" with real estate investing, but I have not worked out yet what that exact something is. I also admit that I am vulnerable at this stage and for anything ...