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Hi everyone,I'm new. I searched the forums and haven't found a place where this has been discussed. I'm considering putting an offer in on a house through Auction.com. I've been doing a lot of homework to make sure...
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Five years ago I began my journey as a real estate investor. Since then I have also branched out into other assets such as angel investing, note investing, and fund investing. In comparing common "real estate dogma"...
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Ive heard a lot of negative comments about investing in southern california. So is it true? Is so cal not the best place to invest in rental property?Opinions....?
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Hey Moguls,Newbie looking for advice on the best use of the ~$170K in equity I have in my SFH in East Oakland. I bought it in late 2015 and my home's value has gone up a lot. Currently, I live in one room and rent out...
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Hi, we have a tax deed auction coming up in PA, with over 1500 properties on it. I've been doing a lot of research and still have some questions for those who have done this before.
1) If a property has a long drivew...
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So I am considering getting my RE license in Michigan, but all of the brokers keep telling me I would have to go through them (and pay them their split) on personal investments/ purchases if I have my license. (With s...
I have been looking at turnkey investment companies lately for out of state investing. One of the common themes is that there may be a discrepancy between the asking price and the appraised value(possibly higher) So...
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In another thread, Jake K. Said this. I found it a very interesting thing to say and would like to hear some opinions/ideas about this. Just as an interesting discussion. One thing Jake said, (cant get the @ symbol to...
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Hello BP ,I recently bought my first rental property and few months down the road facing issues with a nit picky tenant and a substandard PM company whose primary goal is just to appease the tenant (Unfortunately they...
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I will be closing on a 4 plex apartment building this month. Each unit in the building needs new windows and could use some updates to the kitchen and needs new carpet. IRS rules require that repairs, when done as par...