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Dear wise real estate investors,I am small time. Just own one rental property (outright), which is worth about $160k. I am wondering if I should take out a mortgage on it. Here are my considerations:I will be leavi...
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Here's a close up:
Yep, this is what I did today. Had a water leak coming in on top of the window, where a shingle was broke. So rather than spend 2 hours repairing it in the rain, I just...
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I've read all the reads. I've searched all the search. I have obsessed on the obsess. I am paranoid to take the dive. All the what ifs. All the potential disasters. All the nail biting.
So tell me... what would you h...
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Hi, dear landlords on BP!!! I am going to close my first BRRRR house this month and will start the renovation next month. The strategy for this house is for rent for a few years then sell it or maybe just keep it as a...
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Hi Guys,
New investor coming around the bend!
Thinking of different options of acquiring potential buys, and I think driving for dollars can, if utilized correctly, be an excellent method. Has anyone had success wit...
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So I decided to take the plunge last fall and purchase my 1st flip. I paid $50K and comps were selling for 100k. This house needed some work. After purchasing it for all cash on Auction.com, I realized it was in a FLO...
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Are things softening in the Bay Area, and if so, are you changing/modifying any of your strategy because of it? I was up at Bay Area Wealth Builder's RE meetup in Corte Madera (near Marin) last week with @Kathleen L. ...
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Hi team,
I am a noob when it comes to real estate investing. I am looking for my first rental property and looking around in the California area since thats where I come from. I started looking at some properties in...
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Just wondering what everyone drives.....as you can see by my screename, I'm a car person. Just wondering what some of you guys drive......
Here's my car (same as my avatar)
Also have a lifted Dodge Dakota.....(Home...
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Looking to sell my home, but it is very much a home that will sell itself, how can i be the one to sell it insted of wasting money on extra fees of going through a realtor?