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3 October 2024 | 0 replies
Hi everyone,I'm new to real estate investing, focusing on commercial and mixed-use properties.
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3 October 2024 | 8 replies
SiniSTAR is a unique platform dedicated to connecting property owners like you with displaced policyholders in need of temporary housing due to unfortunate events such as fires or floods.
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3 October 2024 | 7 replies
I have had several of my short-term owners go to a self-insure model (i.e. they only get liability insurance on paid for properties) in recent years.
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3 October 2024 | 4 replies
Sounds like you’ve got a great start with properties in both NJ and the Poconos.
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25 September 2024 | 20 replies
Well, you would then need 17 properties in your portfolio that met that threshold.It can definitely be done.
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3 October 2024 | 7 replies
I worked for a family owned company that built laminated timber structures throughout the Northeast but one of the sons had a good portfolio of multi family properties throughout Jacksonville and Orlando.
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4 October 2024 | 2 replies
I live in Naples, FL, and own two investment properties here.
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26 September 2024 | 4 replies
We handle 2nd's on both primary and investment properties.
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3 October 2024 | 9 replies
I want to speak with a lender to see if we could borrow against our existing properties to put less money down, but I have no idea what the cost would be of 1) the land, 2) improvements on the land, and 3) construction of the home.
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3 October 2024 | 17 replies
I've also just bought my first property with mid South turnkey, and it just closed.