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Pretty much any house you walk into in America has compression shutoff valves at the water line hookups under every sink and behind every toilet in the house. These compression valves where never designed to last. The...
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I've had two condenser units on two different houses stolen (one was just the copper) in the last few weeks. It's very frustrating as you know, and always seems to happen when the house is for sale.
I've read through...
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If I have a wholesale deal under contract, and I have a buyer but he wants to see the property first what should I do? Technically I don’t own the property yet so I wouldn’t be able to let them view the insideHow does...
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I'm Retiring from Corporate!Next month, on January 18th, I will be retiring from my corporate job as an Internal Auditor to be a full-time real estate investor. I am super excited. I've been working toward this for ...
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New to this group, thought I'd post my current situation and see if others have opinions on it... My wife and I bought our first "starter" home in San Francisco (Eureka Valley - in between Castro and Noe Valley) 4 ye...
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I currently own and live in one side of a duplex I picked up just over a year ago. I am anxious to purchase another. I am strongly considering cashing out my 401K in order to be able to afford the 20% down payment tha...
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Me and my two buddies just jumped into real estate investment and are thinking of trying out a house hacking strategy. We all have regular W2 jobs, and we'd love some tips on how to make the most of it. Any advice wou...
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I would love some insight to this as I am a new investor (don’t have a home yet). I know most don’t recommend using a PM but I see myself long term with 60+ units one day and would eventually use one anyway. Ok with t...
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So yesterday I put in my two weeks. Now what? I don't want to have to find another job, I made a promise to myself that after I left my current job I would not go to another 9to5 and I would not go work for someone el...
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One of our rental properties is free and clear, and the tenants have been in the home approximately 3 years. This property is being taken care of through a property management company. This past year, the tenants ha...