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28 January 2025 | 8 replies
If you plan to build your own primwry you absolutely want it to be your primary first not investment land first.
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25 January 2025 | 2 replies
Quote from @Jimmy Rojas: I live in Arizona and homes here are sky high, youd be lucky to get %6 interest rate, I would be a 1st time home buyer, apart from being 1099 employed would Trumps real estate plans benefit the little guys like me?
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29 January 2025 | 2 replies
I’d love to hear more about your goals and how you’re planning to use your license to grow.Wishing you all the best on this journey—feel free to reach out if you ever want to connect or chat strategy!
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25 January 2025 | 7 replies
Additionally, you may be planning on living in this future home for some time.
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5 February 2025 | 69 replies
With some proper planning and the funds to lock in materials early, you can have an efficient build, but certainly not fast.
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1 February 2025 | 14 replies
My plan is to buy the house subject to their existing mortgage, renovate the property, refinance it and pay off their remaining loan balance using the money from the cash out refinance.
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31 January 2025 | 1 reply
However, some investors don't mind this strategy if they prefer not to put a lot of liquid in up front and plan to refi out within a few years of closing (which seems to be a great option with the talks of the FED reducing interest rates this year).It really comes down to investing in a growing market, in a good neighborhood & building a great team to support you.
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7 January 2025 | 22 replies
Louis, MOKilleen, TXWaco, TXTopeka, KSTulsa, OKLooking forward to hearing about your plans and experiences!
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6 February 2025 | 4 replies
We plan on starting renovations on the unit in X (I would say a date but in reality have a 2-3 month buffer), and based on this we are no longer going to be renting the unit out.
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7 February 2025 | 11 replies
Ultimately, I plan on investing myself either going the house hacking route or doing a flip.