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Hi All, I was initially looking to invest in Phoenix and Tucson, but Casa Grande recently caught my eyes as an emerging market as I saw home prices have increased quite dramatically in the last 12 months. Anybody here...
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Has anyone been successful at finishing a basement and turning it into a legal or illegal apartment to rent out as extra income?
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Hi friends. I am in the initial stages of finding my first investment property and I am kind of torn between flipping or BRRRRing. Listening to the podcast and reading the blogs, it seems that seasoned investors may e...
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My theory is if a tenant pays on time and takes care of the house, leave the rent alone until they move on and then adjust it for a new tenant.Have heard so many times from friends where their landlord raises it and t...
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Hello everyone,I am a new investor and I recently have been watching a bunch of netflix shows that do home remodels, that got me thinking about what if I can look into doing that or at least try to learn a little more...
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What's your worst ESA / service animal story? Hopefully that's well behind you...I've long said that it will take big money lobbyists (likely from the air travel industry) to push into motion some type of regulation o...
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I wanted to share my experience planning, permitting and now building a 3 bed / 2 bath 800 square foot detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) / back house / laneway house at one of my single family rental properties. ...
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I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...