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I've read the conspiracy theories about GLD's gold bars missing from the vault, tungsten filled gold bars, and the fact that GLD will not redeem for physical gold. Most of this seems to be rumor, except for the last o...
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when buying a place say in the central Florida area, can you see and ROI on buying a place that is more geared towards a vacation place. A place that would have HOA fees plus figuring in for property management or do ...
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Hey everyone
Here is a deal I closed on in January. I bought a duplex in Cleveland for $27k and put in $7k in fix up. I get $950 in total rent, $475 each side. I have a seller financed note for $19k and my monthly pa...
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I've finally put aside the capital to invest in my first property rental investment property. With interest rate hikes and inflation on the rise, I question if it even makes sense to make this kind of investment at th...
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I am new the forum but have used BP for years. I currently own around 30 rentals, all free and clear, in the Houston area. In the past year and a half, I have grown increasingly tired of the in and outs of land lordin...
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We're ran into our first BIG hiccup in real estate....We purchased a large SFH in the area for $185K and took a loan out for $235K (to use as construction loan for the reno) with seemingly lots of update potential to ...
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I just bought a triplex in South Florida as a house hack. One of the units that will be occupied by a tenant needs a new bath tub. It currently has a bath tub with tile. The tile is in good shape but the tub needs rep...
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I own 1 rental property and was wondering if I need to go the cpa route. I have been doin my own taxes through turbo tax but this will be my first year with a rental. I bought the turbo tax for investment properties b...
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I always seem to run into some escrow agent or another investor/wholesaler that is trying to convince me to use "assignments." I have always preferred double closings.
Here are some of the reasons:
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I am looking at a property that is currently rented partially to travel nurses. I want some input from other investors that are working in this niche market. What things are critical to get a steady flow of tenants? T...