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I am living in my fixer upper now and for the next 6 months. While living here I am making a handful of major improvements on the house which will help increase rental value (capital expenses, like new appliances and ...
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Hey everyone,
I am a new investor looking to connect with others in similar areas to learn about the markets. I have not yet purchased any property but am looking to getting my first one hopefully before this year is...
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Investment Info:
Other buy & hold investments.
Bought vacant land to build on. Sellers' records showed the property as 7 acres and marketed the land as 7 acres for almost a year. Did some of my own math ...
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I went to my first BPCON last week in New Orleans.
Prior going to the conference my fear was that most of the people going to the conference was in the single family homes and we wouldn't be as much of value to ea...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Cape Coral.
Purchase price: $127,000
Cash invested: $70,000
Sale price: $235,000
Contributors:
Cliff Terry
Pa...
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I plan on living in a home and doing a rent by the room. Should I do the landlording myself or just hire a property manager?
I have a W2 job (40-80 hours a week) and a Real Estate business (getting close to quitting ...
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Getting ready to do my first BRRRR, where I will be purchasing the home and rehabbing with cash. I then plan on Financing the property. My question is what percentage of ARV are you guys able to finance for your Non-P...
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My husband and I are about to close on our first property. I am loving every minute of this process and all of the learning involved. We found a great REO and it has gone relatively smoothly.
I look forward t...
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Question for all of you buy and hold investors: Would you prefer to buy a single/duplex/triplex (not counting apartments) with existing tenants with good profiles (credit, background check, etc), or vacant so you can ...
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Before you warn me of the pitfalls of investing with friends, please know that we have thought carefully about this and understand what we are possibly walking into.
That being said, here is the situation: there are ...