Hello,I am new to the Raleigh North Carolina area and am in the market for purchasing my first home/investment property in the next few months. My compelling event is that my apartment lease runs up at the end of May....

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I'm a new investor in the metro DC area, based in northern virginia. My 'day job' is in marketing and communications, but when I'm not doing that, I'm focused on finding REI deals. Real estate is my passion a...

Hi,I've signed up to this site as part of my investigation into the feasibility of buying to let in the SF Bay Area. My only experience of being a landlord is letting the first floor of my home for a year after I boug...

In a few weeks we will be closing on a duplex where both sides are rented by one individual with a month to month lease.  The young lady is a nurse and is using the other side to "sub-lease" to an elderly person where...

Hi everyone, I have quite a bit of equity in a single family home, and ideally I'd like to 1031 exchange it into a commercial real estate purchase. However I don't want to be pressured into finding a deal within 45 da...

My name is Chris and I can't believe I just found this place. I've been reading articles, blogs, etc. all over the internet for a while getting ready to start our REI journey.I am a small business owner and I work too...

Hi, I was wondering how easy or hard is it to get tenants in fall/winter in New England. I'm closing on a 3 decker soon and moving in onto the 1st floor and planning to rent out my single family home. Also, any sugg...

Hey all just wanted to get your opinion. I'll make it nice and easy. 9 units stretched across 2 properties. 100k in equity in one, 75k in equity on the other. My wife and I bought these FHA. The original plan was to b...

Hello, I started learning about real estate investment and want to buy something soon in Broken Arrow (a suburb in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I have an architectural background and love analyzing data sets about the market, eco...

Hello everyone! Im currently reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, and there is a sentence that I need a bit of clarification on. "On the other hand, my real estate strategy is to start small and keep trading up for bigger prope...