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I know this may sound like a crazy question, but I would like it clarified.What are closing costs?What expenses are including in the closing costs?Any general rule of thumb/guideline for estimating closing costs?Thank...
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I just took over an 8-plex and a 4-plex right next to each other. I'm thinking of putting a fence around the two properties to make them more family friendly. I noticed that no other apartment buildings in town have...
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I noticed at a duplex I looked that the adjacent neighbor has pit bulls.It is pretty clearly a responsible owner - the dogs look well groomed and healthy, and the owner actually enters them in competitive dog shows. ...
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Hey everyone... im new in the real estate relm so i have a question.. Im very eagor to begin investing as i want to replace my job with real estate investing full time. My goal is to do investing full time within a 12...
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If you are familiar with Michigan city, IN or have investments around there, I would like to get feedback on what your experience has been so far ? I am looking at an off- market property around there and the numbers...
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I have an older tenant that just passed. She was suffering from dementia and had a stroke. Her daughter co-signed the lease for her and handled all of the rent payments as the tenant was unable to do these tasks. T...
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Hello!As the title says, I'm looking at Lansing, MI as a place to start investing. I saw several small SFH within my price range. However, I am based in southern California and have never been to Lansing. My research ...
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I'm new to the PB community and this is my first post. I've had an investment property for about 10 years. Half of the time I was living in one of the units and renting the other two units to family members, below mar...
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By 'team' I currently mean one individual, young guy who we will train and has no direct background in sales. He would meet with motivated sellers from leads my partner and I would generate through direct mail marketi...
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Buying a fire-damaged SFR sub2 in which the insurance will cover the entire cost to repair/renovate (the house is gutted to the studs, so I will wind up with a 100% brand new interior). I will be using my contractor w...