I am not sure what sub forum to direct this to - this one seemed like the best one.  I'm turning to the forum for some preliminary advice.Here's the short version:My father still lives in the house I grew up in.  It's...

I know the importance of adding expenses when analyzing properties. My friend who is a real estate agent just started investing in rentals and said that she does not include expenses like property management and cap e...

My wife and I live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area, have roots here, and plan to stay.  (Great place for a rookie to cut his REI teeth, right?)  We are about to sell our SFH (not a profitable rental), which sho...

What kind of language and fees would you include in a lease regarding pets? I did not intend to allow pets. However, one applicant has a black lab, which I have also owned and had good luck with, and she seems like a ...

Go or no go. I live in California, the investment property I am looking to buy is in indiana. Currently, the distressed property is listed for $25k. I have one bid for $40k to do a complete gut job. Arv is $75k per th...

Hi Everyone! Happy Friday (that has different meanings to different people!! :) )  Thought I would post a thought provoking post to solicit a lot of response ... let me know what you think!For those of you who have re...

Hello all! So I found a property that I am interested in. Just plugging in numbers in the BP rental calculator. These numbers are just "guessestimates". Not 100% accurate, I tried my best for a newbie. Anyway let me k...

Hello,I’m hoping this year is the year I purchase my first rental property. I am particularly interested in house hacking. I am currently still searching for deals and making out numbers. I haven’t been in actual cont...

I have offered investment opportunities to people with capital. The deal is they put up ALL the capital while I find the properties and do the analysis to make sure its a worthwhile investment. I charge the inves...

I've seen a lot of people recommending mandating tenants get rental insurance, but I don't understand why. I'll have insurance on the home to protect myself, but why is it my business if they insure their own property...