From 6 years of being in real estate, I’m far from an expert, but the three regrets I hear the most are:1) I wish I started sooner2) I wish I bought more3) I wish I never soldMy takeaways from these stories are1) Start today2) Buy Smart3) Think long-term

Hi all - my business partner and I have found a nice property we are interested in and are trying to decide between a conventional 30 year through our lender, or the owner financing offered by the owner, which is as follows: Price is $280k, would need to put 30% down and it would be amortized over 15 years at 1% below market rate.

Based on the above my preference is a traditional loan.

You will need to search for off-market deals because they are the ones that aren't that desperate to sell versus the MLS where they want the money right away mostly due to buying another house immediately.

Through our local Ground team of Commercial Brokers and Architects.

I am currently reading ‘The book on investing in real estate with no (and low) money down by Brandon Turner, hence why I recently joined the blog. 

Mostly that means a limit in the number of units you own, whether or not you broker it yourself or through an agent.

So, I tried to help the situation by getting a contractor to go replace the floor and remodel the bathroom so that the house is nicer for her.

However, the property taxes increases in my area and now the rent no longer covers the mortgage.

This generally the case when you're personal use of the STR is 15 days or more.