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Hi, I am a young newbie looking to generate passive income through real estate investing. I've been reading some books on this topic, but I am having trouble making the next step. I live in New York, and the market is...
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So I wanted to ask the question...
To all you REIs out there, how lowly of a neighborhood will you look to purchase a home in? Not speaking of the home's condition per se, but instead the neighborhood in whic...
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My business partner and I decided to start investing (buy and hold) recently in the DFW area, and we noticed that most of the properties end up in a bid war, often selling about asking price. Single family, Multi-unit...
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I have my first rental up for rent (WOOHOO!) and have 2 applicants (co-applicants that are boyfriend/girlfriend). I need advice on whether or not they are good prospects. I used MySmartMove.com through BiggerPockets t...
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I have a single family home, currently housing two adults on a month to month lease. Since the house was originally seen by the tenants on Airbnb, we ended up doing a formal lease and off of the Airbnb platform, due t...
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I want to start out buying multi-family properties for rental income. I just landed a good job at a large engineering company, but the housing market is expensive here in Flagstaff, AZ, making the barrier to entry di...
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HI all,I own a multifamily home in a nice section of town with a short walk to downtown in Newport, RI. This area is an hour away from home, expensive, but it offers great return and appreciation.For my next purchase(...
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Hello all!I have a situation that I haven't been able to find much info about in past forum posts. I bought 15 acres of land in Texas with a mobile home about 6 years ago and I have about $50k left on the note. The mo...
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Home Sale Requiring me to enter into contract with neighbors?...or I could have titled this post:VA Requires a Home Owners Association to be created?My neighbor is selling his home and the VA home loan that the new bu...
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I am noticing that smart home amenities for new construction apartments and homes are becoming common. For those of us who own older non-smart properties, I want to analyze cost benefit of retrofitting. It is possible...