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13 November 2024 | 7 replies
Before that I was a Framing contractor and worked for a multi-family marketing company.
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13 November 2024 | 4 replies
Banks often have higher fees and less favorable rates, while online services like Wise offer more competitive options.As @Ryan Konen mentioned, other alternatives include Revolut for multi-currency transfers and OFX for large transfers without limits.
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14 November 2024 | 16 replies
I’m forming an LLC to purchase these investments and plan to use commercial or portfolio lending.I’d like to avoid properties with HOAs, large multi-family units, or extensive renovation needs, and I’m primarily interested in properties with good appreciation potential.
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26 November 2024 | 86 replies
I suspect many of these investor where not in deals in those years and never really saw or experienced the utter wipe outs that were happening to billion dollar companies.
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14 November 2024 | 8 replies
The best way to start is ALWAYS house hacking a small multi.
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11 November 2024 | 1 reply
Hey BP! I am currently going through the process of closing on my first multifamily deal. With the 8 multifamily units, there is 1 single family house on the lot as well that I am buying with the deal. This will be my...
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12 November 2024 | 6 replies
I'm particularly passionate about eventually having multi family properties Outside of real estate, I enjoy traveling to new places, new restaurants, and hanging with my Doodle. :) Excited to learn and connect with you all!
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13 November 2024 | 3 replies
A quality cordless drill, impact driver, circular saw, oscillating multi-tool, and reciprocating saw are must-haves for versatility and efficiency.
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11 November 2024 | 20 replies
Based of my market knowledge, the strongest rental areas are the suburbs (strong neighborhoods in bucks, chester, delco, montco (main line), northeast phila, parts of mount airy, chestnut hill.
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13 November 2024 | 9 replies
There are a lot of details that would be good to know such as size of multi, age, number of units, etc.