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After speaking to many investors at my local REI, it seems like many of them do their own painting/cleaning/maintenance during a turnover. I realize the benefit because painting alone can be an expensive cost but Im t...
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Good morning ,while looking around at properties this morning I saw one that may have the potential to be converted into a duplex, initially looking into it of course I would push for an FHA loan , but thinking about ...
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Hey Community, i have a questions specific to California and the bay Area in particular. I recently purchased a property to flip in Berkeley, CA. When i went to get permits for the work as an Owner-builder, the buil...
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I am a long term landlord and have substantial experience as a handyman. I am fairly new to buying a beat up property, rehabbing it, and then keeping it for a long term rental. I recently finished my first rehab, an...
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best use of $300:100 bandit signs or as many postcards (direct mail) I can get for $300?
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My business partner and I are both newbies, but he can bring substantial funds to the table such that buying a larger apartment complex could be possible (upwards of a $1MM purchase price). We were under contract on a...
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So, I find myself with a bit of a project on my hands... I am renovating 100+ apartments on Airways, just north of the Memphis airport. It's definitely a C area, but the units are large and well laid out.
I've com...
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I've spent a good portion of my adult life living and working in Africa, although I'm a US citizen. My family and I have been back in the US the last two years, but we're hoping to move back to Africa later this year....
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Hello all.I'm an aspiring real estate investor and I'm interested in the rental side of the game. I plan on buying my first property ever (a multi-family home) by the Fall of 2016. I am from New Jersey, however I am s...
Since there has been a huge amount news coverage about Trump University, I thought I would ask a simple question.What percentage of "guru courses" do you think operate exactly like Trump's "University"?