Sheila Steubing
REI GAME CHANGERS Reviews James Hodges
17 January 2025 | 19 replies
Wrongfully terminating individuals not only disrupts their lives and livelihoods but also reflects a lack of respect for their rights as employees.
Rose White
Tenant Background Check
15 January 2025 | 6 replies
Whether you choose to run screening before you show the unit to them is a personal choice.
Clarase Mika
Why Americans Should Be Investing in German Real Estate: An In-Depth White Paper
24 January 2025 | 0 replies
The combination of Germany's stable economy, well-regulated property market, relatively low interest rates, and the opportunity for long-term capital appreciation make it a compelling choice for U.S.
Balachandar Duraiswamy
Rental property - Advice
7 January 2025 | 3 replies
Depending how much of the neighborhood is a hot zone for renting rather buying, and which Property type is performing better than the other (meaning 1bd 1ba 2 floor renting out faster and much more consistently than a 2bd 1ba 1 floor), you can make your choice of those factors as well as other ones that impact your decision for what you wanna do with your investment.
Rick Im
2nd mortgage lender
17 January 2025 | 4 replies
Most (not all) HELOCs require that the property is titled to an individual (not LLC) and are full doc, meaning your employment history, income, DTI etc will be factors.
Jay Fayz
House hacking as a student
28 January 2025 | 8 replies
You mentioned that you are not a W-2, but that is not the only status of income producing individuals.
Leslie L Meneus
Networking? What do I do now?
9 January 2025 | 13 replies
I would like to connect with like minded individuals.
Ken M.
Creative Financing and Some Things To Know
13 January 2025 | 1 reply
My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if anything goes wrong.Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal levelLearn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are neededKnow everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.
Frank Pyle
Seeking Advice on Financing an Airbnb/Short-Term Rental
12 January 2025 | 10 replies
If not, ride out the 12 months with the hard money lender.People have to make good choices and not over extend themselves just for the sake of buying something they really can't afford or that doesn't make good cash flow.
Nate Marroquin
House Hacking, with other rental debt and low income
29 January 2025 | 7 replies
If you're eligible, a VA loan is your best choice since it requires $0 down, no PMI, and allows multi-family properties.