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Tim Paulson College student single family rental in Iowa city
30 September 2020 | 3 replies
Right now isn’t the best idea to buy in a lot of areas so I am continuing to prepare to eventually buy a place.
Cameron Riley How do you protect your rental
29 September 2020 | 3 replies
I agree with Ryan..make sure you know your neighborhood when preparing to invest.
Ryan Sargent Florida Rentals - Walking distance to the ocean a must?
3 October 2020 | 4 replies
My lovely fiancé & I are preparing to buy our first home here in Southwest Florida.
Tony Wilcox Landlord Insurance and preparing for winter
29 September 2020 | 2 replies

Hello! My name is Tony Wilcox, and I am an insurance broker located in Indianapolis (licensed in all 50 states). Today I wanted to share a few pointers for things to look out for on future, and past investment propert...

Blake Dailey Interested in Multifamily? - Market Forces to Consider
29 September 2020 | 4 replies
And with all-time low interest rates, if you have a deal that works now is the time to buy and lock in the low rates as long as you consider the market forces at play.Let’s talk about some key points that can help you prepare for success and avoid catching the falling knife if you are just getting started or looking to scale your multifamily business:· To pick up on conservative underwriting, now would probably not be the time to maintain 2-3% rent growth in your pro forma.
Jeanne H. Historic Tax Credit & Zoning issues- Chi landmarks district reno
29 September 2020 | 3 replies
The tax freeze part requires some preparation and quite honestly might not be feasible since a portion of the requirements is to keep or save the interior contributing features.
Alex Keedy How to know when you are ready to invest
5 October 2020 | 17 replies
I know some things can only be learned with real-world experience and at some point, I will need to take a leap of faith and purchase while venturing outside of my comfort zone.I'm sure this will depend on many factors, but what concepts do you think are critical for a new investor to understand.
Neil McCarty Switching jobs and looking to leverage 401k
30 September 2020 | 2 replies
Please be sure to select a Solo 401k plan provider which allows you to take a loan and will prepare the required 401k loan documents.The repayment terms are equal monthly/quarterly payments (as you prefer) of principal and interest (e.g. prime + 1%) spread over a 5 year term (or longer if you will use the loan to purchase your primary residence).There are no prepayment penalties and no restrictions on what you can do with the proceeds of the 401k loan.Please note that you are obligated to pay back their 401k (regardless of the performance of your real estate investment).As an alternative to taking the loan, you could even purchase the investment property directly using funds in your Solo 401k (assuming you select a Solo 401k plan provider which allows you to invest in real estate).
Sam Mathew RE Syndications - Fascinating. Anyone create...Sponsor one yet?
30 September 2020 | 5 replies
BP is full of syndicators of all experience levels from very to doing their first ones.my only comment is when you go the route of syndication you are now working in the world of HIGHLY regulated government agencies so you need to be on top of your game and prepared for it. 
Gil Keren Out of state investors, how do you quickly close?
25 October 2020 | 9 replies
I want to say it only took 5 business days, but to be fair, we also didn't have all our bank statements and paystubs prepared, so make sure you have that information ahead of time.