Some things to be mindful of are the added costs of having to facilitate delivery and acceptance of the windows if you are purchasing them yourself rather than go through a contractor who both supplies and installs the windows.

I am ready to refinance one of my rentals to pay off the private lender loan I used to purchase it. ($85k) The ONLY thing preventing the loans from being accepted is the square footage of the house. (500 sf) Everything else about the house passes with flying colors!

Hi, I am looking to purchase an 11key B&B for 3.3-3.5 Million using a Private Money Lender.

If you're using hard money simply for the purchase and plan to refinance, the hard money would actually require less than long term financing.

I have found a HUD home I'd like to purchase as a rental.

I know laws are state specific, but any advice would help in case I need to foreclose.

Two questions...1) About to bring a STR online in the next two weeks and am looking for some advice as this will be my first STR. 2) Specifics on the current STR cost seg. tax benefit?

I recently purchased my first investment property, a duplex, and am eventually planning on buying more when the time is right.

You can reduce this risk by purchasing materials and then paying the contractor in increments.

@Joe Scaparra you are pretty much spot on in your assumptions, though while I do not have any experience in real estate beyond purchasing primary residences, I am actively working on buying my first rental property (in another state).