Initially when I started working in loans, the idea was to study for my RE license along the way and gain knowledge of the loan side so I’d be more informed when I became an agent.

Hi everyone. When filing your taxes as a Real Estate Profesional. What can't and what CAN you log to meet your 750 hours!?? We're buy and hold investors. So examples: my monthly trip to the apartments to sweep walk w...

THE QUESTIONS:Should Johnny get a hard money loan to purchase the home and make repairs, then re-fi 6months later to access the equity and invest?

I agree w @jay @Jay Hinrichs but want to add that I purchased a projected cash neutral re.  

Believe it's meeting this Thursday (22-Feb) at Renton Technical College. https://www.meetup.com/Fixated-On-Real-Estate/Real Estate Association of Puget Sound (REAPS): http://www.reapsweb.com/Seattle Investors Club (SIC): https://seattleinvestorsclub.com/Cascadia Investors Alliance: https://www.meetup.com/CascadiaInvestorsAlliance/Each can focus on different areas, but they're all excellent for networking with other investors and RE-focused business partners.Keep listening to the podcasts, start joining the networking events, and you'll start to define your goals and how you want to get there. 

Just my two cents... especially since you can just re-use your VA loan when you move (granted you haven't spent your limit on it).

I've been thinking of creative ways to partner up as I think it's a great way to accelerate growth in my RE portfolio.

How do I re-negotiate an asking price for the 6-unit complex?  

Let me explain:I originally bought in Chandler in 2004 when RE markets were going up like crazy.

-- Of course I realize that we could make much, much more $ by keeping the propert(ies) and renting them out long term to tenants (and we have other properties that are, and will be rented out the traditional way), but we have a heart for entrepreneurs and RE investors and really want to help some young person be successful who otherwise might not have that opportunity.