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I’m a newbie so I think this question is appropriate. I’ve received different answers from different people so here it is. For rental properties ... do lenders require your insurance to cover replacement value of th...
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Hi fellow BPers!I know you're probably confused why I put this post in the success stories category. Hear me out friends! This is a HUGE personal success to me.I just wanted to share the biggest life-changing (some ca...
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Following @Steve K.'s recent post on rising rents in his greater area, I took a look at what's going on in my small, urban target area. I'm looking at a clear 25% rise in newly posted rental properties per-square-foot...
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I haven't bought a property yet (very nervous, but it will pass after getting more educated). I rented a 1 bed/1 bath in Las Vegas. It was a small space, but in a great spot. Since duplexes aren't easy to find, I was ...
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I'm a newbie, and recently attended my local DFW Real Estate Investment club this Saturday. I heard this interesting idea about a buy and hold philosophy in relation to vacancy:
Most investors don't own enoug...
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Would you consider college to be essential when going into a field such as real estate?
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Hello all, This would be my first investment property and I need to be very careful about not making bad mistakes. I'm an our-of state guy out in NY. It's a duplex in Bell Fork / Hawkside area of Jacksonville, NC, 285...
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The Real Estate person was a friend and she was handling both the selling/buying verbally she told me the price was 125,000 then when it was written up the price increased to 170,000. This is mixed use property comme...
Hi all,I am currently considering investing in either a single family (3bdr+, house hacking with roommates), or up to a 3 unit multi-family (living in one of the units). I moved to MA a couple years ago and I'm still ...
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Hello BP,I am debating what I should do to maximize my real estate investments and need some help. Here is the situation:My girlfriend and I currently own 2 single family rentals in Vancouver WA. The 1st house cash fl...