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What is the opinion on having your tenant do work on property in exchange for a break in rent. I am thinking this is not a good idea. I would rather hire outside help even though my tenant is suposed to be skilled.
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How many mailers does it take on average to get a property under contract?I am thinking of doing about 5,000 mailers per month. Thoughts? My list30 Plus % of equity 5 plus years of home ownership No corporations No tr...
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My wife, and I have been wanting to buy our first house, live in it for a year or so, and then rent it out, then repeat it as time goes on. Both of us have been recently laid off from our jobs due to the coronavirus. ...
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Hello BP members,
My name is Daniel Moore. Currently, I work in financial services for a pension fund here in Sacramento. I am married, have a 2 year old son and a baby on the way. Since a young age I've bee...
I put this in another post, but thought I would recycle it to introduce myself, tell how I got started, and why I am here:
I started a year ago and just bought my second house. I was three years post a financially de...
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Hi everyone!
this might be a silly question but how does buy and hold real estate investing help an individual compete with other investors. I understand there is cash flow and tax advantages and the holy grail of...
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I am closing soon on a small SFH that I will be renting, but am considering selling/moving the house (its on piers) and building a duplex in its place. There are currently duplexes in the neighborhood, so the zoning ...
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Advice on creating a petition for reducing HOA fees? Fee went up 7.2% ($555 to $595) and it's hard to justify the spike. Our HOA fee and % increase YoY is significantly high compared to neighboring communities, which ...
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Good morning members,Yesterday was a whirlwind of a day-from canceling a education membership to learn more about REI that was WAY too much to figuring out what next as this is a path I'm not giving up on. So I decide...
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Hello BP community! My name is Nate Hedrick and I am from Cleveland, Ohio. Just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. I work full time as a pharmacist but I have been thinking for a while about getting into rea...