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4 February 2025 | 11 replies
What are the best areas of a single family house to renovate that will have the greatest improvement to home value?
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3 February 2025 | 3 replies
Hey everyone, I’m just curious if any of you have any good links to blogs about saving money on food costs for a family.
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30 January 2025 | 10 replies
We primarily focus on residential multi-family and so far we have stayed in the Western Mass area.
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6 January 2025 | 7 replies
The last 12-18 months have been a little rocky in the DSCR space for 5+ units. I find DSCR most lenders are 8 to even 9% for max leverage on 5+ right now. I know of a lender around 7.3%, but curious what everyone else...
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30 January 2025 | 14 replies
These areas are experiencing significant development and population growth, driven by families and professionals seeking more affordable housing while staying close to the job hubs in Plano, Frisco, and even parts of North Dallas.
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4 February 2025 | 3 replies
Quote from @Min Zhang: Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Columbus.
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13 January 2025 | 7 replies
Looking for various tax strategies to reduce the reality that a large RV or boat is a grossly depreciating assetI would not have a loan, so claiming it as a primary or secondary residence and claiming the mortgage deduction is not applicable.I sold my primary residence and I have several rental properties which I use as I'm fixing them up.What I'm pondering is living aboard and working aboard developing a new product, while traveling.
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5 February 2025 | 6 replies
I’m getting ready to make my next move in 2025 and I’m contemplating on staying here and buying a multi family property as an investment out of state (only an hour away) which would be a lot less capital and have a lot more land lord friendly laws or buy another multifamily as a primary residence locally and hack that property I’m single and live alone.
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7 February 2025 | 3 replies
You can also do value add STR & Multi-Family Rentals by starting with distressed properties and using a bridge loan to acquire them with a lower down payment compared to a DSCR loan.Networking – Connect with local investors, wholesalers, and realtors in your target markets.
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26 January 2025 | 5 replies
.: Quote from @James Jefferson: Hi, I have a family member that had a reverse mortgage on their property it's a 3b 1b 1 acre of land heats by oil no hvac and on well water.