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So I thought i'd be fun to ask this as sometimes Im reading posts and get annoyed. Dont get me wrong, I love biggerpockets and If it wasn't for this site, i would not be even close to where I'm at right now with my r...
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Our property manager hired a plumber to repair a dishwasher in one of our single family homes. This plumber had done jobs for the property manager in the past and was reasonably priced from what our property manager t...
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That was really my biggest challange when getting started investing in real estate. i didn't read a lot of the post in the wholesale catagory, but i have not seen one taht address this. When i got started it seemed li...
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PART 1: INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE, the Why, the Where, the What, the How, and the How Much:
In mid-2017 my wife and I decided to go back to what had been one of our passions in the mid-90's, the ownership and manageme...
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I just purchased “the simple man’s guide to real estate.†Has anyone tried it? I looked at several others before purchase. It cost about$110.00. I got a manual, a contract maker, and I paid $10 to get a coach...
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What do I say to the seller if he/she ask if I plan on living in the property or am I an investor. Do I be honest or say I'm going to occupy the property. I've gotten a few phone calls where I tell the seller I'm an ...
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I am strategizing for my first move into RE investments, and feel the BRRRR strategy will work best for me - starting with purchasing my first primary home and rent out an extra room until I am ready to rent out the e...
I own a SFR in Union city, CA. Its market value is 1.1Million. I have a 30 year fixed mortgage at 3.375% on it. Outstanding balance is 470k. I have been renting it out in the range of 3500 to 3900 per month for past 5...
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I'm trying to track down some real world numbers or estimates of Schedule K-1 statements beyond the high level handwaving on Investopedia and the like. I'm going to make a huge number of assumptions and I want to be ...
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This is such a great message board...it's so nice to see so many New Investors soaking up as much knowledge as they can. I've made it a goal of mine to help the many new "Wannabe Investors" quickly become investors. ...