Hi, I've been considering investing in real estate for the past year. Over the past 3 months I've been reading pretty much anything I can get my hands on regarding rei. It seem as if everyone advises to get your first...

I've been searching the past discussions and I know this topic has come up previously, but I have questions.  I'm considering the purchase of a combination apartment/rooming house in my local area.  The property is a ...

Besides late paying tenants, what other issues do you dislike or don't really care to deal with as a landlord?

This forum is for Real Estate Investors and Professionals who are interested in networking and talking about Wilsonville, OR and surrounding area (Tigard, Canby, Tualatin, Lake Oswego) market and investment opportunit...

I have decided so far not to create a LLC for each property, instead using a good insurance. Also because getting loans is complicated in LLC and there are fees for each LLC (just $800 per year franchise tax in Califo...

I have a rental in a good area, after repairs I probably had about 60K in it and it originally rented for $950 a month.

The area has appreciated for housing values due to some new developments coming in and the area...

Thanks to the great advice I got from the folks on this forum, I now have a great tenant in place for my first rental starting 6/1, and we are putting an offer on a duplex later this week, so exciting! So naturally I'...

Very soon I will be beginning the process of purchasing my first REI property.

Important back-story information:
I have a full time job as an engineer and currently work in Colorado. I will be purchasing...

Looking to form an LLC with a partner to begin our real estate investing business.  Any comments on how much this costs to start/maintain, and where to go to get set up?  There are obviously online sites that claim to...

Below is the first draft of the business plan I created for REI.The final product will be created using liveplan.com to create a polished and professional looking plan.The only thing that I'm still working on and is m...