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My husband and I are recently retired in MN. We are considering purchasing a second home in Florida (Gulf side) where we could spend the winter months. We have two adult children (who reside in PA and NC) and theref...
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Hi all, I am new to real estate investing and BP. I have been investing in a private note over the last year and my goal for 2021 is to buy a duplex rental property. I'm in the learning phase and having a hard time de...
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I am currently working with my dad to find off-market properties for wholesale or even flipping. I find all of the properties and make all of the phone calls. I also build rapport on the phone and set the meetings wit...
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Here in WI, as in most US states, you need a broker's license in order to manage other people's properties. But you can, ofc, manage your own.What does 'your own' mean when there are entities involved?What does 'manag...
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To cut to the chase, I am 23 years old and live in the NYC area. I have realistically up to 45-40k to spend on my first investment property at this time, maybe more if absolutely needed. My house budget is 200-250k an...
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Hi Everyone - How important is it in Mpls to make sure that tenants are changing furnace filters regularly? And at what frequency? I see a number of recommendations at monthly or quarterly, but don't know how much t...
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I may have placed 10 offers in the past year and a half on quality rental properties, and lost them all. Am I doing something wrong? Any better strategies? I must have looked at a few hundred to get these, all in s...
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HiI own 1 rental. It is cash positive, though only about $200/month. A realtor recently gave me a rough appraisal about $120k more than I paid for it. My wife and I both have a decent amount of student loans left to p...
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How many of you are full time employees at your work, but do rental properties on the side? Can you share your systems that you have in place that have allowed you to be successful? How many rentals, returns, goals, o...
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I've located a property with a very dated home that I would like to tear down and rebuild. Im having trouble locating any loan programs that would work for this type of situation. Also if anyone has experience with te...