While the foundation of any true money-maker is getting a motivated seller to sell you property at a discount, knowing your exit strategy can help determine how much of a discount you need.

Hey there Bigger Pockets community! My name is Zach Mckinnis and I am from Hutchinson, Kansas. I have been in my real estate investing career for two and a half years at this point and have accumulated 5 properties co...

The landlord tenant act is important in determining what you have to do as landlord....more strict and higher levels of service required for true commercial vs quadplex or less.  

My current belief which is subject to change is that the fact that a market is a "seller's market" should not in itself determine whether prices are "too high."  

When you put 20% down and are using Conventional financing , who then " Tells you / determines " what repairs HAVE TO be done (if any ) ?

Just read an article about this today - turnkey investing is a popular way to get exposure to other markets - read this to determine if it is for you and make sure you choose your turnkey company carefully!

As is, these groups offer too big a generalization and only use a few characteristics of what shapes a community to determine what kind of tenant to expect.

Deduct out any business expenses (marketing costs, internet, office, milage, etc) and you'll have your net profit.

Depending on what you find, and who does the inspection for you, their opinion might be take less seriously than from a home inspector (i.e. if your retired school teacher aunt Judy says the framing is not up to code, that option would not be take as seriously as the opinion of Bob, your Civil Engineer friend).Either way, any findings you have will be reviewed by the sellers and they (sellers) will determine if they agree with you and the appropriate response.

Increase in Family Size - A borrower may be eligible for another house with an FHA-insured mortgage if the borrower provides satisfactory evidence thatThe has had in increase in legal dependents and the property now fails to meet the family’s needs; andThe loan-to-value (LTV) ratio on the current principal residence is equal to or less than 75% or is paid down to that amount, determined by comparing the outstanding mortgage balance to a current residential appraisal.Vacating a jointly-owned Property - A borrower may be eligible for another FHA-insured mortgage if the borrower is vacating (with no intent to return such as divorce, legal separation, etc...) the principal residence which will remain occupied by the existing co-borrower.