I am a newbie who's hoping to do my first flip in the Los Angeles area later this year. In the area I want to concentrate on, I have found several dilapidated homes that would be prime for a flip. Some of these reside...
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If your not using a property manager, how do you prefer to receive your rents? Do you give your primary residence address or do you use a P.O. Box?
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I’m relatively new to RE investing. I purchased 2 SFH’s last year and they are doing relatively well. I initially thought it would strictly be passive, but I’ve got the bug! And like anything else in my life, I go ...
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Tenants moved in in Apr with low credit score and not very sufficient income. I rented to them because his mom co signed and lived just couple of doors away in the same community ( What a lesson! I should never rent t...
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Hey everyone,
I'm 18 years old, and I feel like REI is the one thing I'd be good at, since I have great people skills, as well as negotiating skills. However, I'm still "iffy" on some of the procedures regarding whol...
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Hello everyone,I just felt like I should share my little success story to keep new investors from quitting on their journey. So far I’ve been wholesaling for about a year and a half or so. I was not consistent in th...
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Hey BP, I had a tenant that decided they weren't going to finish out the lease, and they didn't pay the last month of rent claiming that the security deposit will cover even though the lease clearly states that's not ...
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Hey guys! Looking for advice on how to structure an offer if we pursue a business opportunity. We've never done any creative financing or seller financing up to this point. This would be a real estate and business pur...
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Hello everyone!
I'm new here. I am also a new investor TRYING to get my first deal! I have been advertising in the classified section of the newspaper, I have done one direct mail drop, bandit signs every friday aft...
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I've only purchased single family homes thus far and I am not experienced in multis. Do they have similar ROI as SFH? I have one 4 unit I'm looking at. Its in a great area, which is important to me. Its solid brick...