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We expect to close in a couple weeks on our 2nd flip, a 2400 sqft 3/3 Townhome in Tampa. We purchased this via the MLS from the original owner of this 2009 built home for $115K. Yes 2009...conventional wisdom wou...
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Hello all, Newbie here, I'm starting to look into my purchasing my first rental property and have a couple different ideas. I live in New Jersey but because of the lower prices and property taxes one of the things I'm...
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What are the pros and cons of accepting section 8? Any pitfalls, do’s or don’t? I don’t know what I am getting into.
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I need help this my First investment and everything falling apart. I thought I did my do diligence but failed. I closed on duplex with both tenants receiving eviction notice with final date 5/25/2022. Now They are say...
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Since my last post I have been taking action practicing with the rental property calculator to analyze properties. I have also watched both webinars on analyzing properties (they really helped). However, I am still h...
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Hi,I recently bought a townhome in temple terrace Tampa in 2022. I am looking to rent it out but the mortgage including the HOA is 2,000. The market in the area seems pretty competitive with some nice apartments costi...
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Tell me about the negatives of having a property manager for your rentals...you know, beside less profit.Any insight or thoughts are appreciated.
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Hello BP - I am newbie indeed. I drove around the other day and found 25 vacant homes in the Tacoma, Wa. Took photos of them - Question is - what's my next step??? Please help.
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I’ve found myself in a bit of a jam. It’s a bit of an interesting story has to how I wound up here, but where I am now is this:I just took possession of a property via deed in lieu of foreclosure, but it has a squatte...
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What's up BP! Sitting on my couch reading "How to Invest in Real Estate" (shoutout Josh and Brandon) and tenant number 3 in the seven steps to overcoming RE investment fear is to PARTICIPATE. So...here I am with my fi...