If you look at the historical investment in real estate, it has been an excellent hedge against inflation. Most everyone is familiar with real estate, unlike the learning curve involved in investing in stocks. Real es...

I am looking at two REITs in SO CA, and I've noticed their price/earnings ratio is rather high. One is BRE, the ratio is 42.94, and the other is essex, their ratio is 69.33. I understand that a more typical ratio woul...

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I have found some apartments that are selling for $43,900. These are located near a university with 13,000 students and will continue to grow accordin...

I have the opportunity to purchase a small apartment complex. Current ask is $275K.

Total income for the complex is stated at $34,905, total expenses are stated at $17,388.40. I have only been given a basic break...

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Myself and a friend of mine are going in on a first house together, that we eventually would like to be a rental. We found a suitable property that we would like to put an offer in on. Our Real Estate agent l...

Hello guys, im a 15 year old one month into reading and gathering information about real estate investing as it is something that I look towards taking a shot at in the future. I've heard Brandon say a lot of times th...

I've found a house that I'm interested in purchasing. 3 Bed / 2 Bath. I'd live in and convert the garage to a bed room while renting out the rest of the house. After I move out I'd rent out the garage(bedroom)
Here i...

I had a tenant who stayed in my property for 1month or so after signing the contract, he decided to move and he stained carpet and there is cleaning issues, he wants full deposit but I said he will get half, now manag...

I have a question regarding lease option buyers. One of the assumptions we make about lease option buyers is that they probably can't qualify for a bank loan. If that's the case, what are some of the screening techn...

Hello, Has anyone had experience doing a fannie or freddie small balance loan and having the bank allow seller credit at closing for repairs?I've negotiated about 3% of the purchase price as credit back at closing, ho...