I moved to Portland, OR with the intent to buy a SFH & house hack or purchase a multi-family. However, Portland has declined substantially in terms of homelessness taking over every neighborhood, trash piles every...
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I'm not a fan of wholesalers - especially those that are unlicensed and make their living by stealing equity from sellers who are uninformed or so desperate that they have to take a bad deal to get out of a jam.Well, ...
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Hello, New guy Dave here! I'm new to real estate investing and I'm looking to pick people's brains on the best way to get going. I have around $40-50k to invest and I've been looking in the Ohio market for long-term r...
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I have been using Craigslist forever. A couple of years ago I had a rental and listed on Zillow and Craigslist with somewhat mixed response from each which I attributed to December as being the listing month. So thi...
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Hi Everyone! It's been a while since I posted last. We've been struggling with our inherited tenants, and we're finally at the end of the lease! I will say that we have learned a LOT through this last eleven months...
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I'm currently looking for my first rental purchase in DFW (Plano, Allen, Wylie).
My realtor is telling me that what I'm looking for does not exist. It seems houses are selling very fast in this area, therefor...
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I figured we'd create a predictions thread for the stock market after I saw the Dow was below 7,000 for the first time in 12 years.
So . . . anyone have any predictions?
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Hey all,As a newbie real estate investor, I have found that closing deals are pretty difficult.I'm sure as I gain more experience, I'll look back on this post and laugh at myself for thinking this. So hopefully this i...
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tldr: bought rental property sight unseen due to military orders and buying out of state. Realtor failed to mention that there were train tracks and a railroad crossing right behind the house. Found out after I closed...
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We finally have our STR property set up and rolling, listings cranking on Airbnb and VRBO, and on our way towards getting enough 5 star reviews to kick the machine into high gear. Still have some deferred maintenance...