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29 August 2018 | 3 replies
For the area it's in the rent is low compared to what I could be getting (some homes in the $1000 to $1150 range).
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1 September 2018 | 28 replies
Do your research, start with rentometer.com then check local listings, make sure to compare apples to apples.
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30 August 2018 | 4 replies
I bought a 2 bed 1 bath town house I paid 25k for it I put 45k rehab is already rented 1,200 month the appraisal company says they can’t appraisal the property because I converted from 2 beds 1 bath into a multi family 2 bed 2 bath and a fully studio in the basement so they don’t have comparable home in the neighborhood plus I didn’t get any permits for the rehab I know is my fault but I would like to refi my property and move on to next one.
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5 September 2018 | 5 replies
Travel rewards: Thanks to the FI community, I just earned my first 90k Chase travel rewards and I'm looking for someone knowledgeable to help me find the best way to redeem them for a trip from SFO to Geneva in Feb. 2019.
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1 September 2018 | 10 replies
Fortunately, I have a relationship with a lender that will lay out my options for me and discuss openly what they can and cannot do.As I looked into this further tonight comparing to other multifamily properties near the area, it would appear that the listing price is incredibly high.
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9 April 2019 | 3 replies
My point is that just comparing a CAP rate to a treasury yield is not a complete comparison.
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2 May 2019 | 19 replies
@Betseat Getachew @Aaron Gordy & @Cave Johnson are right that Austin is expensive compared to most of Houston and Dallas, but since you want to house hack I would focus first on what town I would want to live in.
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24 April 2019 | 5 replies
My real estate agent told me that I don't need A/C for that rental property because of expansive maintenance if compare to window unit which tenants will be responsible for.
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15 April 2019 | 30 replies
Many would not have had the required discipline and sunk even deeper.My wife and I have a very low tolerance for debt and though we have utilized some borrowed funds to grow our portfolio it's very small compared to what some think it should be.