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I'm in escrow on a property in Maui that we'll be using as a vacation rental. We were originally planning on going with a property manager at 20% just because of the ease. The more and more I think about it however,...
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Hello, I am looking to buy my first rental property and of course I am priced out of the New York City and Hudson Valley regions. Was wondering if anyone had any advise on buying in Bighamton or Syracuse? My father is...
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It's been a while since I posted on this, and I get a lot of questions on it, so here goes:
1. Location matters. Gatlinburg is ground zero. You will pay a premium to be there, but it will probably pay off in the l...
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Hi everyone! My husband and I would like to buy our first investment property (buy and hold) this year but would like to know about other markets than the one we are currently in!
We live in Los Angeles, and price...
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I am looking to begin with my real estate investing career and have $150k in cash ready and available to begin investing. I understand as someone new to real estate investing there is a lot to learn and even though I ...
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