Another thing to take into consideration is that your tenants will be paying down the mortgage every year building you equity in the property.

I want to help my son get off to a great start but I am also concerned what cosigning will do to my debt to ratio and I have been circling real estate investing for the last few years, ready to take a shot now.

I have spent the past several years studying market trends, analyzing potential investment properties, and building a network of industry experts.I'm specifically looking for a fellow investor located in the New York area who is interested in collaborating on initial buy and flip projects.

I'll start looking for bigger properties and follow up directly with you if that's okay.

Most carriers don't want to insure a building as a normal rental home if there is a possibility of commercial use, or even if it's set up to possibly be used as commercial even.

It seems like spec building, purchasing existing multifamilies, and commercial property investments would all be good options.I appreciate your responses in advance.

I’m not just thinking about today, but about building something that lasts far into the future.

Not against templates but I always recommend learning to build your own.

Its tough to know if they have these three when you are starting out.

The most common scenario around here is to buy SFR, knock it down, and build a multi-family.