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Hi Team,My wife and I just closed on a vacant duplex in Oakland. We're thrilled as we've been saving for 4 years! It was recently renovated by the long time owners and move-in ready. We've never been landlords before,...
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Hi, folks. It looks like there's a mandatory capital call forthcoming in a project I'm an LP in. I can't contribute more money at this time so have no choice but to be in "default".
Besides not being able to collect ...
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I’m currently in the Baltimore market and looking for some of the benefits to buying in the hood. There’s a large inventory of properties and higher cap rates plus we’ve seen what happened in philly and I definitely d...
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Curious the hottest play in 2023 that you can scale (rinse and repeat)? Could be CRE or Residential? I came across this article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hottest-real-estate-play-is... and thought it was inter...
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Im curently 19, in college with a full time job making alright money; at my age i guess you could say :mrgreen: . Im also always looking toward the future making sure I have everything under control to come.. For in...
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No. It might for a short time, but oil has fallen from $115 to $49, companies are already cutting back on projected production spending. They will cut back more unless oil suddenly rallies. In four of these states,...
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Just a slight twist on the emotional support animal (ESA) question. I'm aware that I can't turn anyone down or charge a pet fee for an ESA. But what can or should I do if a tenant just moves in a ESA without telling m...
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There is a lot of mentors and mentorship programs out there, trying to determine which one to sign up for, heard about Jake & Gino, Mel & Dave etc. any recommendations?
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Current Economic Landscape
The general economic sentiment is bearish. Record high inflation drove the Federal Reserve to significantly raise interest rates, making the relative purchasing power of the average America...
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Right now I have 5 different checking accounts for 5 different rental properties to keep everything separate. Is this common practice? Seems like when I am at 20 houses, having 20 checking accounts/20 debit cards/ ...