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Hi! I am starting to become involved in real estate investing and I am looking between two cities in Ohio to purchase my first property (hopefully a duplex). Through my research, it says that Cleveland and Toledo are ...
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I’ve finished my first flip in October in Richmond CA. A single family, 3 beds, 2 baths, huge yard. The house turned out great after renovations. It’s listed at $650k based on comps. It didn’t sell in 40 days tho...
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I made an offer this weekend on a property that was priced too high to make a profit. Listed for 320k, with rental comps around $2500/mo, which would cashflow negatively ~$500/mo, no thanks! ARV was 400k on this and i...
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My wife and I own a restaurant and we lease the building. Our landlord just inherited the building from his dad that just recently passed away and he really doesn't want to be a landlord. We are in a very small rura...
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I have been reading a lot of books on rental property investments and have heard varying opinions on what qualifies as a "good" rental property investment based on monthly cash flow. I've read anywhere from $80 to $60...
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Hi all, newbie here with a few questions regarding investing in STRs in Tulum. I’ve been evaluating a few different recommended markets for STRs (Florida panhandle, Smoky Mountains etc) and I’ve found that from a numb...
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Hello All-
New to investing and had a few questions for those seasoned investors. My wife and I are looking at the mid-west to start investing (Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania or Kentucky) My question are in t...
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Last January my husband and I started out as full time Realtors. Right off the bat we got 2 listings so he quit his day job and we hit the ground running. Since then we’ve had only a couple more closings from buyer tr...
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If real estate agents ever discovered how wholesalers make their money, would they still bother becoming or remain agents? I know we are not suppose to let realtors get wind of how wholesalers buy and sell properties ...
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I thought I had heard another investor say that the two rules were basically the same thing. Maybe I misunderstood, but if not could someone explain how they are the same thing??? And also, the 2% rule seems to work...