Luke Hoffman
Sell or hold- cashflow destroyed by property taxes
We own two rentals in a small town in Indiana. Property values have gone up approximately 40% in the last two years. We bought a 3bed 1 bath for 125k with a rent of 1,100. We also own a 4bed 2 bath for 137k with a ren...
Alejandro Upegui
New member from Los Angeles
Hi everybody, new to REI and I'm looking to learn as much as possible. I'm from Los Angeles, originally from Florida, and work in the TV business. My wife and I welcomed our 1st child last year and I'm motived to cr...
Marian Smith
No Inspection
I recently bought a house without an inspection. It was bank owned and quite a mess—evidently the occupants had to be evicted. 1250 square feet 3-2-2 with half the popcorn removed from the den cathedral ceiling, ...
Jacob Seim
5-Year Plan: If you were in my shoes...
Hello Everyone,My wife and I are expecting a baby in January and after months of debate have decided to leave beautiful Denver, CO and move back to Cincinnati, Ohio (Go Bearcats!) in Spring 2020. We want our child (an...
Salvator Lorick
At a roadblock and could use some help with market evaluation
Hello everyone Happy 4th,
I see a lot of advice on how to analyze a deal, how to close a deal and a lot of other amazing advice. But there are some steps that need to be taken before you even begin to analyze that pr...
Babu Ramadoss
How much does painting a 1100 sq ft house cost?
Hi
As part of rehab, I am trying to paint a house? Its a 1100 sq ft house with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bath. The property is in Philadelphia area. I am trying to just use one color (light grey) for walls and white for...
Bryn Chatterton
Preparing Property for Rental
Good morning everyone. I am getting ready to convert my primary residence into a rental property after we move. This will be my first time as a property investor. I am trying to make sure we do all the necessary updat...
Teresa Knepper
smoking and eviction
So I have a 2 part question. We have evicted some tenants due to them not paying their rent. We sent them a 3 day to pay or quit and they moved. However, we were in the facility (dealing with a so called mice probl...
Anthoy James
Los Angeles vs New York City: More saturated market?
I was having an interesting conversation with a friend the other day. We are both investors in the NYC area (rehabbing and flipping), and his family is moving to California, more specifically Los Angeles. He has spent...
Dustin Oaks
Analysis Paralysis
I've been trying to find great house to invest and flip for passive income for the last couple of months seriously. I have always been interested in land but my wife wants to solely focus on renovating homes for resal...