If you could find a duplex property (or a single family house that could be turned into a duplex--check any HOA restrictions first), or a "fixer upper" to live in, that could be a better use of the equity you have in the rental house.If you run the numbers and decide it makes sense to sell the rental house (check with your accountant, figure out closing costs to selling and buying) then you'll possibly have more money to put towards a primary residence.You may want to check the neighborhoods that fall in the school district you want to stay in and look in "under appreciated" areas...maybe not the A class neighborhoods, but ones that have potential of becoming "improved".While I understand your desire to stay in a particular school district, it's not the end of the world to consider other districts if they will allow you to build real estate/family wealth that will put your entire family tree in a better position."

Many who have invested passively in real estate the past few years are in deals not going well and they are much more risk averse and are doing a lot more due diligence (unfortunately from lessons learned from not doing it previously)Plus as mentioned risk free return vs risk adjusted return does not make it very enticing for investorsWhen it gets to deploying capital we have more deals than we know what to do with.

Can someone PLEASE explain (in detail) how to calculate and analyze a wholesale deal?

On the contrary, business identity theft is as real and as difficult to detect as it is to stop.

My name is Layth Batayneh, and I am excited to introduce myself to this vibrant community of real estate professionals.

Mike - no experience working with them but I did hear that HF's don't purchase real estate via assignments or double closes.

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How is private money lending currently influencing the real estate market?

I'm a licensed contractor and just sold my second flip.

Good morning everyone,I am new to real estate investing and currently live in the Boston area.