That will make it easier to truly understand the numbers if you only focus on a few areas throughout the US.Hope this helps!

I’m focused on multi-family and creative financing deals in VA.

This will get you a better cash return and through the power of leverage, it will propel your net worth significantly higher in the coming years.

Hello Helena, I would recommend you to focus on the west and north west suburbs, Katy, Cypress and Spring as far as areas.

However, for this first property, I was mainly focused on a market I am relatively close to and knew well (Houston) and somewhere that the appreciation would probably make up for the cash flow in the long run. 

Many brokers are open to part-time agents, especially those focusing on investing rather than traditional sales.

In most instances the lender will be focused on the contract price.

You must work at least 750 hours per year in a qualified RE business.So most people who have high-earning W-2 jobs outside of real estate won't qualify.But the unique thing about RE pro status is that even if you don’t qualify but your spouse does, you can both file jointly and claim the losses from your RE investments to offset your other active income together.It's an incredibly powerful benefit if you do meet the criteria.

Chase told me that they will focus mainly on the property's financial and borrower's net worth and liquidity.

Initially, I was focused on multifamily properties, but after doing more research and considering that I will be making Florida my primary residence, I believe that house hacking or short-term rentals (STR) may be the ideal route for me.i still will own my Southern California home; shift it to secondary.