Edward B.
Tax writeoff on a charitable donation of property in Virginia
I attended a local REI meetup last night and the guest speaker was an auctioneer with 37 years of experience in RE investing. He was selling a strategy of buying properties on cheap because they were good for nothing ...
Craig Shrimpton
What should I target as a risk adjusted rate of return?
All,I know this is a difficult question and depends on each investor's needs, but I'm looking for general guidelines for comparing REIT investments to actual real estate.If I can get a nominal 7.7 ROR investing in a b...
Loc R.
Should I update the kitchen?
So...the kitchen in one of my rentals really bothers me. It's really old and tired looking.
It's apparent that the cabinets have about 20 coats of paint on them. Some of the cabinet drawers don't slide/close nicely...
Sam McCormack
Does 0% Vacancy Sound Fun?
What seems more appetizing to you? - SMF, 200-300k, in C- to C+ area , immediate cash flow (5-8% ROI), 3% appreciation/year, and 5% Vacancy- SFH/SMF, 400k+, in B+ to A- area, break even (for the first year), 6% apprec...
Christian Kenworthy
Rich dad education funding
My mom and I recently attended the rich dad introductory 3 day seminar, their pitch to begin training under their ultimate elite pack is about 50k.. Has anyone here been through that program? We think we want to do it...
Gil Segev
Investing without cashflow - Austin MTR
After several less-than-stellar experiences with OOS investing, I've decided to try to invest close to home in Austin. LTR cashflow in today's market and interest rates is extremely difficult so I am looking at MTR wh...
Becca F.
Bay Area and NorCal Investors - thoughts on Class A, B, C and D areas
California investors, what are your thoughts about my ratings below? Do you look at class of neighborhoods when you invested or looking to buy now? What other factors do you consider? Also interested from hearing from...
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Reality check
Hi: I found this forum using Google and have been reading for the past few weeks. Now I would like to ask a question and am hoping I can learn from your experiences.
I would like to invest in and rent out a 1 bedro...
Corbin Loveless
What was the impact of Covid in the Smokies?
1. I'm not a data scientist or statistician.
2. These numbers are my opinion and have been compiled from Air DNA. I don't believe Air DNA is a perfect data source, and I believe you can find inconsistencies dependin...
Andre Davis
My Son's baby sitter has a multi million dollar property for sale!!!
I know they were trying to sell this property over 10 years ago (my son is 13 now). I think a MLO is the way to go but I'm not sure. The area is a A-B neighborhood, based on a 10 cap the price seems reasonable (comes ...