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23 January 2025 | 7 replies
The way we have done it is to borrow from my 401K, when I pay mine back borrow from hers and repeat this cycle so we always have one we can pull from. 3) This option will be controversial but I have taken out private money loans with family and friends.
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22 January 2025 | 16 replies
I've had qualified renters move into a rental, add their bum friends or family members, and then disappear, leaving me with bad renters who weren't approved and aren't on the lease.The best practice is to screen every adult, approve them, and add them to the lease.
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22 January 2025 | 5 replies
Always introduce yourself as ..John or maybe Reagan is better....Maybe like hi I'm Reagan like the President, your friendly neighborhood realtor....that's how they will remember you and you want them to remember you.
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6 January 2025 | 8 replies
To list a few...Anyone who wants to increase their property’s income potential (and equity) and build new housing in a market that struggles with high prices, low supply, and few new construction.House hackers who live in their primary and want to airbnb an ADU love this strategy or vice versaInvestors who want to do both long term and short term benefit from having two separate units.Rental Restrictions on ADUs.Thankfully, Raleigh is very STR friendly and ADU friendly right now.
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23 January 2025 | 4 replies
I am always looking for good sources of information, which I might share with our friends who are reading.
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3 February 2025 | 24 replies
@Brandon Pimm my friend and I are in jersey as well looking at Allentown as potential first rental property purchases.
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24 January 2025 | 0 replies
I definitely would recommend each of them - very resourceful and of course, investor-friendly.
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1 February 2025 | 30 replies
I invest in Boise, ID and do quite a few BRRRRs, LTRs and STRs- varying degrees of success depending on how much equity we can force and the type of back end financing we can find, but the tax benefits are great and it's a rapidly growing market and Idaho is probably the most landlord friendly state in the nation.
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7 February 2025 | 10 replies
What if she lies and claims to have owned a home, or uses a friend's address instead of the rental address?"