Tom Henderson
If you didn't own in your current market... Where else would you consider?
The answer for me is pretty simple... Omaha, Nebraska, or Fargo, North Dakota. Omaha, Nebraska- very solid, long-term businesses-- transportation, Agriculture, financial services - Creighton University, University of ...
Neil Henderson
Cross promoting vacation rental on AirBnB and VRBO
My wife and I have been doing very well listing a guest house at the front of our home on AirBnB for three years now. I've found AirBnB to be VERY easy to manage and their fees are low. But I've reached a point where ...
Mike Brewster
Auctions and negotiating work? :o)
Posted in diaries, but figured it'd be seen more here? In any event....:Ok, story time :o)So I have been waiting and looking for another property for a while now, and kinda depressed on banks in my town not willing to...
Account Closed
My First Potential Buy and Hold: Potential Pitfalls?
I think I found a good deal, a 4 unit building, sold as-is, in North Philadelphia and it's listed for $55,000. It has a 3, one bedroom apts and 1, two bedroom apt in it. It doesn't look bad on Google street view.Rents...
Peter Kandra
Hello from Central, NJ
Hi everyone. My name's Peter Kandra. I've been monitoring the forums here for a few weeks now and find a world of info available. I've been purchasing SFR in the Trenton, NJ area for almost 3 years now. I currentl...
Michele Emerick
My target market will be Jacksonville.
I am going thru a divorce and will end up with a chunk of change. I have heard that real estate investing is a good thing to do. My goals are to buy at the low end several properties and have them rented out and manag...
Roseann Koefoed
Outrageous Water Bills
I'm under contract to buy 32-units in the southwest suburbs of Chicago (by far my biggest purchase). This particular town is pulling water from an adjacent river and the resultant water bills are off the charts, almo...
Brady Mullen
Cap Rate and Stocks
Consider this for residential real estate investing:
Imagine there was a stock you could buy that pays a 5% dividend or so. (cap rate)
Imagine this business provided a product/service that literally everyone needs....
Corbin E.
High sales price or too conservative of assumptions? (4 plexes)
Per the title, I am evaluating small multi's on the MLX (duplex - quad size) and have found 90% of the deals I encounter don't pencil. The confusing part to me is that the MLS listings will provide the 1) Gross Annual...
Erik E.
Primary residence -> future investment?
Hey everyone. I wanted to see if anyone purchases their primary residence only after running the numbers to see if it would be a profitable rental once you move out (I know the numbers would most likely change so may...