Juan Diaz
The Story of Gentrification Part 1: How to Spot It
Hi All,I know that most of us here are very familiar with the idea of gentrification. It comes up all the time in the media, it’s something that some buy and holders will look out for, and it’s a code word for rapidly...
Shane W.
Stopped telling people I'm getting into real estate
When I decided about a month ago that real estate is the answer for what I've been looking for, I started to tell people about my new direction. However when I would tell anyone this I would always get the "yeah good ...
Sam Fowler
Real Estate Market Bubble?
What’re some opinions on the state of the current real estate market? I know the market in many places is very hot currently and continues to rise. Do you foresee another housing bubble or crash? How does this effect ...
Chase Webster
Is Cleveland as good as it seems?
I've been receiving emails from Holton-Wise for the past few weeks, and it seems like there are some pretty good deals that may cash flow around 2-300 bucks per month with decent cap rates (10-12%). Couple questions t...
Sam Green
Help Starting out in Pre-Construction Deals
While I've learned a ton about investing over the past year or so, I feel like I'm seriously lacking in the area of pre-construction deals. I've got a few questions about finding good pre-construction deals.
1) Wher...
Bob Vollmer
Difficult First Self Storage Deal
Alright BP and @Henry Clark. I could use some advice on how to lock this property down. I'll do my best to keep this succinct, but there are some topics that may need further explanation. Here's the scenario:
Motivat...
Andrew Hove
DIY roofing experience?
I have a rental that is a 2/1 single pitched roof that is only 780sqf. Pretty much the easiest roof you could ever do. I've done a lot of remodeling but never a roof. Has anyone done a DIY roof? tips? Should I do a 30...
Matthew Middleton
Rookie Prospective SFR Investor
Good afternoon all, My name is Matt. (I apologize for the lengthy post.) A couple years ago, I was in a crappy call center job(I now work for AmEx) with no sense of what I wanted to do with my future. I was visiti...
Patrick Long
Bay Area Deal Analysis - North San Jose
Hi all, I'm a newbie real estate investor. I just graduated about a year and a half from Cal and have been working since graduation. I've been saving hard for a down payment and now I think I might've stumbled across ...
Jeremy Scott
Contractor Advice
Hello,I am finished with my first rehab and the home is now under contract. Thankfully, we will make some profit but I have learned something about contractors: they always OVERpromise, and they UNDERdeliver.In our sp...