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18 January 2025 | 3 replies
Until you have $1 million or more in equity and really understand how to use an LLC, I recommend you just buy an umbrella insurance policy for $1 million.
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26 January 2025 | 54 replies
IE becoming a MFR landlord you do need some training.Its just like when you buy a franchise you have to go to their training so you learn how to cook the burgers right and so on and so forth.
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7 February 2025 | 7 replies
@Anthony Zotto unless you have a LOT of landlording experience, do NOT buy w/o tenants signing a lease!
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22 January 2025 | 3 replies
BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.
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21 January 2025 | 9 replies
I’m not planning on buying until 2026 so where do you go for real estate news and market trends?
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2 February 2025 | 1 reply
I wouldn't have any interest in buying something like this to hold since it would be so far negative cash flow wise on a monthly basis.
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18 January 2025 | 5 replies
@Shannon Vistisen I would say this, unless you know everything that is tied to that entity, buy the property alone.
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31 January 2025 | 28 replies
Quote from @Eric Gerakos: My wife and I buy many “fractional” notes where we live in California.
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27 January 2025 | 3 replies
Since this is a real estate forum, I'd just clarify what someone could buy the real estate for and what your lease terms would be.How many sq ft?
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2 February 2025 | 14 replies
I'm in the same boat for reference- I bought into the "buy now, refi later" idea and am sitting on a 7.375% on my latest property acquisition and a commercial line of credit I have is at prime + 1 (so 8.5%).