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August 14, 2017By Paula Pant

#90: Ask Paula – Your Rental Property Questions

Paula Pant - Ask Paula - Your rental property questionsCurious about real estate investing?

I’m rocking the microphone solo on today’s episode, tackling the rental property questions that you — the listeners — have asked.

Rachel from the Ozarks asks:

I’m inspired to start investing in real estate. I live in the Ozarks region, and the cap rates around here are fantastic. However, the online reviews for local property management companies are consistently terrible. What should I do if I can’t find a good property manager?

Daan from Malaysia asks:

I’m a Dutch national who plans to be a global nomad for the next 10-15 years. I live in Malaysia at the moment, and I plan to continually travel internationally for my work. Many people in Asia are investing in real estate; do you have any recommendations for choosing investments abroad?

A caller who wants to stay anonymous asks:

I live in Denver and I’m tired of paying rent. I’d like to buy a house and eventually collect rental income from it, as well. But I’m having trouble saving enough money for a downpayment. Should I just give up? What should I do?

Tom asks:

I own land free-and-clear. Should I build on that land? Or should I buy a property that already exists?

Finally, I tell the story of my most recent bout of lifestyle inflation. It involves sleeping in the back of my car. 🙂

Enjoy!

– Paula

P.S. Need software to manage your rental properties? Collect applications, screen tenants, and collect rent online with Cozy.co/Paula.

Resources Mentioned:

  • Bluehost – How to Create a Blog in 5 Minutes

Question 1:

  • How to Hire a Property Manager – Afford Anything blog post
  • NARPM.org
  • NPMA.org

Question 2:

  • From 0 to 130 Properties in 3.5 Years (Book)

Question 3:

  • Renting is Throwing Money Away…Right? – Afford Anything blog post
  • Is It Better to Rent or Buy? – The New York Times calculator
  • Mortgage Calculator with PITI and PMI
  • Bankrate PITI Mortgage Calculator


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  1. Doug

    # October 31, 2018 at 9:05 pm

    Do you have a step by step guide to real estate investing? A link, YouTube videos?

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    • Erin @ Team Afford Anything

      # November 1, 2018 at 1:39 pm

      Hi Doug – Paula has a real estate investing course (Your First Rental Property) that’s a step-by-step guide to, well, buying your first rental property. =) If you’re interested, you can sign up to the VIP list here: https://affordanything.com/viplist

      Otherwise, you can take a look at the rest of the real estate podcasts on here. A few specific questions are broken up and available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH4pNKkgp6SKjb7-RfcrpLg/search?query=real+estate but none of the videos are comprehensive, step-by-step guides.

      Hope that helps!

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