If one is starting out in real estate do you need to be the handy man type (I am far from that) or can you learn the basics of DIY as you acquire properties?

Hey everyone,I am hoping to gets some feedback on a concept I am launching. I have time to make some revisions so I am looking for a little help.I see a lot of opportunities missed by both investors and lenders alike....

The Goal: My sister and I have a property tied up with the (possibly harebrained) plan to clean, paint, carpet, create an unpermitted “flag lot” with fencing, and fix a plumbing issue (10k), place tenants ($1,350/mont...

Christmas dinner with the family. Talked with my uncle. He has a rental that used to be his primary residence. He bought it in the mid 80's for 175,000, paid off. It's now worth about 650k(no equity extraction). He re...

Hi, I was wondering if someone could give me a quick briefing on the economics of being a real estate broker, particularly in CA? So you make 2.5%ish per home? If you're the buyers agent, what are the other fees invol...

Hello BP, The question is simple, if you could invest in any part of the south-eastern United States, where would you invest and why? I am young, newly married, and live in Pensacola Fl. We plan to move somewhere a li...

I was reading through the landlord tenant guide for Virginia Beach and came across:Every nonresident property owner shall appoint and continuously maintain an agentwho (i) if such agent is an individual, is a resident...

What are the best ways to leverage your landlord property insurance policy for repairs?  (Either new purchase, or longterm ownership property) For example, if roof need to be replaced or piping needs to be replaced ho...

Hello,I own 2 rental properties in Northern Virginia. Our house hold income is above 295K. I would like to get guidance to protect these assets and future rental properties (buy and hold) as well as get a break from t...

We recently had a flood in our building - it originated from a unit in 3rd floor and spread to 4 units below including mine. In my case, there was no water damage inside my unit, but there was water trapped between th...