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Hello All,How do I find a realtor whose interests align with mine and I know aren’t using me for their own benefit?Thank you,David
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I got an interesting question from a 25 Year Old the other day and I thought I would post the topic here to see what others thought of my advice and what I got right /wrong.My first thought after hearing the question ...
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I am an attorney. I invest in real estate as a "side-hustle." I've flipped 6-8 houses, made good profit on those, and just purchased my first 4-unit multi for mainly cost seg purposes/long-term appreciation. My W2 ...
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I'm interested in investing in cheaper properties for Section 8 buy & hold, and the numbers/inventory are almost suspiciously attractive in Detroit, MI.
A lot of BP posts and threads, as well as a few google sear...
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While listening to Barbara Corcoran she emphasized the need to have other income while building your real estate holdings. I wonder how many actually live off rental income alone without having put in years of buildin...
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We recently acquired a property with tenants who have been perpetually late paying rent. It didn't dawn on us that our PM has been charging hefty late fees until recently when they sent a statement with the late fee u...
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Background:
Me and my wife are both full time IT professionals with 9-5 jobs, which are more like 8-8 jobs really and sometimes weekends too. We decided to start actively investing in cash flowing multifamily real e...
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I own an now long since abandoned house in NJ. There was no mortgage but the taxes and W/S bills now far exceed any possible value of the property. The town used to clean up the property and then put a lien on the p...
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Real Estate or the Stock Market. For those that have ventured into either avenue of investing, what insights can you share? Have you found real estate to be more lucrative and stable over time, or do you believe that ...
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If you had a million dollars and it was the only million you had sitting in a money market account drawing less than 1% per year how would you invest it?