Jama Mohamed
House-hack or buy investment property and rent?
Hi all,So I'm starting to get into real estate investing and have come across a problem that I'm sure many of you have had. Basically, whether to buy a house to live in and rent rooms out of or to buy a property somew...
Kevin Jorgensen
Rent 1st home to enter REI?
Hello,I'm quiet new here, am interested in REI, but am at a crossroads and am ready for advice.Classic question: Do I rent my home, or sell it? Based on the allpropertymanagement.com rentVSsell calculator, it falls on...
RJ Haugen
Considering cost when choosing between colleges.
Ok so I will go into personal specifics but the general question is how much of a role should money play when looking at college. I’m a senior in high school and have my decision down to two schools. The university of...
Leslie A.
Women landlords: do men try to push you around?
Most of my applicants and renters have been great, but I've had a couple of guys that have tried to get me to bend my rules, and just generally been unpleasant. I suspect they wouldn't act the same way if I was a man...
Marco G.
I'm a bonehead(?): I agreed to PM suggested large rent increase
I purchased a number of adjoining properties mid last year. This unit came tenant in place on their first year lease. My first lease renewal of 2016 comes up next month and PM suggested a 9+% rent increase. I was very...
Joe Fairless
Should You Go Big in One Market or Diversify Across Many?
I recently closed on an apt community which puts my company controlling $190,000,000+ worth of apartment communities. We have 11of them and…11 out of 11 are in Texas. In fact, 9 out of 11 are in Dallas Fort Worth (DFW...
Jeanelle Ignacio
Strategies & Tax Implications for purchasing commercial property from parents
This is my first post for some insight on this great forum...and it's got a ton of moving pieces.My husband's parents own commercial property (free & clear/no mortgage) on a large lot that has a board and care (as...
Jason Clemens
Looking to Expand into STR from LTR
New to the forums thanks for the input everyone...I've had a long term rental in Minneapolis the last 11 years that we do good on (make roughly $600/month) but always seem to struggle with renters. We have well over ...
Saemi Jung
No cash flow but equity, Is this ok?
I am looking to invest into my first tri or quadplex to start off my REI.
Since I want to buy a property in CA with less than 20% down (VA loan, no house hacking), I was just looking to build equity on the property e...
Sophie Grizzle
House Hacking My First Investment Property!
Hey Everyone! I'm super excited that 2023 is going to be the year I buy my first investment property. I just relocated to Pensacola, Florida and I'm on the hunt for a deal. I'm planning to use my FHA loan to buy a sma...