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I’m very curious to about how this works and I’m willing to put in the work towards real estate investing and I need some assistance on getting started!
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How important is a landlord reference to you when screening tenants? How much do you value it compared to a credit report, income verification, background check?Have you found landlord references to be very helpful fo...
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Hi All, I'm interested in shipping container homes in the Austin TX and surrounding area. Have you built one? Do you know of anyone who has? I'd love to explore ideas about container homes or container apartment compl...
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Hello all,
I am trying to analyze a deal for a potential "subject to" and wrap mortgage using owner financing and wanted to see if anyone could provide some assistance or recommendations based on the numbers....
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Full story below: Skip to the bullet points for the tl;dr.I purchased a few properties to be a rental properties from another landlord, who is something of a slum lord and was willing to offload some houses that need ...
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I'm putting a new roof on a 1,150 gross sf ft brick 100 year old rowhouse. I've had 2 highly recommended roofers in and my head is exploding. Roofer #1 only uses PVC, and tells me he'll wrap it over the low parapets ...
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I am new to developing and was wondering if someone could tell me where is the best place to build a new house that will be sold when completed?
I have roughly $150,000 to invest in the project, to include all aspect...
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Hi,I'm brainstorming with a family member who is part owner of a mobile home park in Ohio that has about 100 lots. The park is the nicest one in the area, we just need to fill the empty lots. We've thought about about...
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For those licensed agents out there....when you buy a property for yourself, either personal residence or investment property, you typically receive the buyers agent commission.Is this considered taxable income? Or is...
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I’m still in the learning phase of real estate investing. What do you pay for property management and how many units? Should I manage my own properties just starting out? Thanks!