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2 November 2021 | 1 reply
It's called a "test ad" and should have been ran during due diligence to test for the demand of your product in that market.
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2 November 2021 | 22 replies
.), but feel I’m a little late to the game since it seems that everyone in the Tri-State area swarmed there starting last year.Ideally looking for a small multi-fam which I can house hack, but also open to SFR’s as well, my main focus is on obtaining a property that produces a positive cash flow.Was hoping if anyone could provide some insight into how this market is currently faringOr Any general advice from those who have/are invested in the areaOr Any recommendations for specific nearby neighborhoods to research deeper within my price range (approx. 250-300K)Thank you all!
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6 November 2021 | 50 replies
This also means less climate-changing emissions for your house than other forms of heating would produce because it doesn't release any carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when used correctly.
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1 November 2021 | 1 reply
At worst we would have a tangible asset that produces 1k a month in rent and our money would be safe as inevitable inflation lifts housing prices to the moon.
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2 November 2021 | 5 replies
VA Entitlement Restoration: Veterans can restore previously used VA entitlement by:-Selling the original property, repaying their current VA loan in full, and disposing of the home-Allowing a qualified Veteran to assume their current loan and substitute their entitlement for theirs-Refinancing their existing VA loan into a non-VA product and invoking what's known as the "one-time restoration of entitlement."
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12 November 2021 | 12 replies
For me if the refi produces enough equity to get started on the next deal that's what I will do.
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2 November 2021 | 6 replies
You can try to act as a PM and guest comm from afar but its tough without seeing the physical product sometimes.
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3 November 2021 | 9 replies
It's definitely plausible with FHA or there's other conventional 5% products where you can achieve a similar down payment program depending on your state.
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18 November 2021 | 2 replies
Not huge cash flow, but it got me in the market and is a steady producer.
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4 November 2021 | 3 replies
Does anyone have any recommendations of lenders on the northside of Houston that are used to providing these type of loan products for out of state investors?