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So, I'm brand-flipping-new (see what I did there?) I've spent the last couple of weeks plowing through YouTubes, webinars, and blog posts of everybody out there, and have just learned enough to know that to start, I ...
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Is it a waste of time to have a contractor look at multiple homes and not find a home worth investing in, if contractors make free bids.
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Hi, I live in bay area and I am planning to buy my first investment property. My budget is around 600K-650K. Would love to hear any suggestions on where I can invest. My first choice is bay area but it is too expensiv...
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So I purchased a "duplex" listing says duplex, agent says duplex, all of the paper work says multi-family and the disclosers say no zoning issues, passes inspection, even comes with both units rented. Turns out only z...
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Hello!My husband and I are about to dive into real estate investing. We are from Utah which currently is insanely expensive so we are looking to invest in the mid west and get a PM company.Is getting a fixer upper and...
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Hello, I am a newer agent in Central Texas. I joined a great team from the beginning. The team leader is definitely a genius when it comes to Real Estate. I am trying to decide to stay or grow my business as a solo a...
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I just closed escrow for our first short term vacation rental property. Should I set up an LLC or do I just operate as a Sole Proprietorships? Need your expert advise please. Thank you.
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Hello all, I’ve started my journey on real estate. As daunting as it is, I am excited to learn all the “in’s and out’s” there is to know to be successful. I see plenty of successful acquisition stories of the famous 0...
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Hey STR Family, We are self managing an STR in Joshua Tree, and one of the most frequent inquiries I get is late checkout requests. Especially during this time of year in JT, we have A LOT of same day turns, and I si...
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Recently, I heard that you could take your 401k and transfer it to a self directed IRA to use for real estate. You would need to invest in a LLC to do this. However, I was in the process of transfer my 401k to a SDIRA...