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7 February 2025 | 8 replies
From there you can start to identify what you are looking for.Where do you land on the follow spectrums:Cash flow and AppreciationLong term or Short term needs (waiting for growth vs get out of my W2 now)Long term rentals, Mid term rentals, Short term rentalsBuying close to home or coast to coastSelf manage or hire a PMIf you can narrow in on those, you essentially have your buy box.
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10 February 2025 | 4 replies
Do you already own any properties, or are you just getting started and looking to purchase your first one?
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11 February 2025 | 1 reply
Minimum loan amounts vary, but the product we work with most often starts at $500,000.
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5 February 2025 | 17 replies
Starting looking for opportunities last Fall and so far it's been terrible.
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18 February 2025 | 35 replies
He passed and next week I listed them and started liquidating them.. we about broke even ..
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2 February 2025 | 2 replies
Hi, I am just about to get started in real estate for the first time: I am thinking about getting a triplex.
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13 February 2025 | 2 replies
Rents have gone down since I started my research.
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13 February 2025 | 5 replies
That said, even with conservative rental income estimates, my living expenses would eventually drop to several hundred dollars less than what I’m currently paying in rent once the house hack starts generating income.I do have cash reserves to weather some rough patches, but the idea of pushing my budget this hard makes me uneasy.
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18 February 2025 | 9 replies
Any LLC we start in the future will be held in the trust.
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18 February 2025 | 35 replies
My guess is we will probably start to see more of this as its one thing for a deal to go bad another if the sponsor is negligent and did not do what they said they would.