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Hey there!I am looking at investing in short term rental properties (airbnb, vrbo, etc) in Lexington. My partner grew up and went to school in Lexington, so I have mostly been relying on him for information about the ...
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I've seen some threads about paying down student loans vs. investing in real estate. Usually great material; par for the course here. However, I haven't come across one discussing my situation. So I thought I'd start ...
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I have been investing in Single Family and am now looking for multi-family 10-30 units. I have not had any significant success in finding sellers from a website. With my new direction I am looking to put my effort and...
Subject To - How an Actual Deal Worked - Including the NumbersHere is how I did it: I was contacted by an investor who hadn’t done any deals successfully. She was a little afraid to make the jump on her own. She inves...
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I have new tenants in a SFR. They had repairs done without my knowledge or consent. Had I consented, I would have the repair company send me the bill. I will NOT allow tenants to have repairs done and then deduct that...
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I must admit that I struggle with bookkeeping . I always say that I'll do better on the next project or next year. This drives my husband nuts. One of my 2015 goals is to improve in this area. My strategy is to tackle...
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Hey Folks,April 15th is right around the corner and I constantly see the same tax questions pop up in the forums. Hopefully this thread can help serve as a running list of real estate tax questions and answers. Ideall...
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I bought my first property (duplex) back in June of '18 via the "House Hacking" Method Purchase price was 90k with an ARV of ~130k. My initial Rehab/ repair budget was 15k.Goal was to get the work done and cash out re...
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Hello BP,First deal Single Family through a turnkey rental company. The property is in a A- neighborhood. Let me know your thoughts. I struggle with putting this into perspective with other deals. Price: 85,000 (comps...
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So I was listening to the podcasts the other day - and I could have heard wrong - but a guest said that they always come in at 70% of the asking price and then deduct rehab costs below that number. When I run this ou...