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Hello! My husband and I are hungry to start investing in real estate. We have the capital for a downpayment and closing costs to go ahead invest in one, but we're wanting to invest in more than one property this year....
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The completion of my first rehab is 3 weeks away. I have my rent set but I am still unsure of how much I should charge for a Security Deposit. I have seen different takes on this. First and last months rent. First and...
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I'm from CA and I don't have the money to begin investing here i want to look in to Wisconsin or Oaklahoma is this a good idea? If so, what addtional steps should I take?
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Hi all,
A few friends and I are trying to get started in our real estate investing journey and want to focus on cash flow from rental properties. Unfortunately, we live in Southern California, and we don't have the r...
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Okay, so I'm driving for dollars and compiling my own DM list but it's slow and it's going against my personality type. I like results, I like to know that I'm making progress and I've been compiling this list from my...
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You often hear syndicators say: we're looking at a minimum 20% return or 15%IRR. Things like that. For the sake of curiosity, I'm wondering what factors influence those required returns. Stock market volatily? 10Y tre...
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I have a rental that is available near a college (typically students occupy this). I am wondering what people think of the value of 'smart upgrades'. Has anyone done any testing or research on doing some smart home up...
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Hello everybody! I am Alex Cole, I stumbled across the bigger pockets podcast in search for some financial education in my life, and have been hooked since. I have been a member, but not much of a contributer to ...
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Hi all, who has used booking.com and have you had success with it? The system seems very clunky and they have a non-existent support for property owners/managers from what I have encountered. If anyone is using it, ha...
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Hi all! I'm a medical student in the Upstate area of South Carolina. My husband and I bought our first house last year and have had a lot of fun renovating it. He's a contractor and handles the heavy lifting, and I've...