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Dear SOCAL Bigger Pocket Community,My wife and I are trying to do an owner-occupied real estate deal. This will be our first house/investment. Areas of interest (approx 40 mins commute to Malibu) = eastern part of Ven...
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Hi All! I made a cash purchase of a property. I was represented by a realtor and the seller's relator had advertised the property as Fee Simple in MLS. The property is located in Baltimore City, MD.
Typically, if you...
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Just close on my first property on 12/21, a duplex in Dover, NH. Working on my first listing along with preparing the unit. I plan to do a month to month lease. Should I take a Security Deposit? I read on a New Hampsh...
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My family lives in the bay area and we are making stable income of 200-300K a year. My strategy for 2021 was to keep renting and remote invest in other states and so far I've accumulated 4 lower priced properties in O...
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As we are about to close on our first rental property, I am looking at the on-line property management sites. The 2 that look best and are free are Rentec Direct and TruRent.https://www.rentecdirect.com/ https://www....
The Fed just dropped rates. This is their thought process. Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been ri...
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Has anyone implemented this on their website and how did it work out?
I get a lot of traffic especially to my foreclosure info pages. According to google analytics people are hanging around for many minute...
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I'm in the process of selecting a SD IRA Custodian, to purchase a property worth approx $150k. Anyone have a firm they like and have had good experience with? I've looked at Pensco (who appears the most expensive) ...
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Hello,
I have recently bought a SFH investment property in the Cleveland area and my property manager has found a section 8 tenant at a good rental rate. However, it is taking forever for the Cleveland Housing Author...
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Hello BP,We are getting ready to begin our first rehab. It will be quite extensive (for us) as the property is in need of major renovation. We are wondering what is the recommended payment method when dealing with a...