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My wife and I own two paid for homes. Our primary residence in Texas and our vacation/retirement home in Utah. When I retire, we are trying to decide if we should sell our Texas home or rent it. I have used the Bigger...
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Without giving a lot of personal details, here is the situation:
Student loan $100,000
Monthly payment on student loan $1,000
Monthly income available to throw at student loan $3,000
Should I:
A) completely pay off ...
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Hi All,
I closed on my first duplex this week and started working on one of the units today. One unit is already rented and the second is vacant. While doing the inspection I was one of the baseboards was dam...
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Does anyone pay a tenant finder fee to a property manager or agent?
We have a property manager that we pay 8% of rents to plus a tenant finder fee. He also wants to be paid per showing because we've had many showing...
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I would like to solicit feedback from both consumers and the pros on the feasibiltiy of buying a nice house near the beach near retail (I'm thinking NJ), then flipping it as quarter-share fractional interests at a pre...
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Hello- 1st ever post.I've been wanting rental property for a while and am starting to educate myself.My best friend has to move very soon and has offered to sell me his house at fair market value but with no realtors,...
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Does it take a special person to get out of a "job" and do real estate full-time? If a person doesn't have alot of cash...Is this a wild dream or can it be done if a person is dedicated to learning.
I would love to ...
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I'm going to look at a 10-plex tomorrow....the basics are it's 10 x 1-bedroom apartments, in a U-shape around garden entrances, with street parking. Just over 5,000 sq feet. Units are renting for $625 each. Close t...
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As I’ve said, I’m brand new to actually making a deal, I’ve read some posts, listened to podcasts, and thought I had a good handle on running the numbers. But some of these properties seem to good to be true, and as t...
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Hey BP,I own a few small multifamilies and am now up to 14 doors. At the moment, each unit has unique keys for the front and back doors. So, I have about 30 keys, not including keys to side doors, basements, etc. R...