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Looking to start investments in fix and flip in Cincinnati Ohio. I am thinking a portfolio loan would be the best way to go since conventional will take too long. Do I need to have a property in mind first? Or find a ...
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Hi all,Currently looking to buy a single family home for short term rental. Given the declining housing market, how have people been adjusting their bid offer? Are people trying to bid lower than the asking price? Obv...
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Hi Everyone!I am gearing up to buy my first investment property (which I will live in) this May/June since my lease runs out at the end of June, so starting today I have begun reaching out to lenders to begin the pre-...
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I talked to my bank about refinancing a property I have owned outright for 10 years and they want the following. I think this is a paper storm that won't do anything other than burn my time. They have all my info as t...
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I am just learning about real estate investing, and I recently met someone at a local real estate investor meetup that has been investing in real estate for 9 years. He recently became a real estate agent, and he know...
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Any outside of the box items to keep in mind when purchasing an air bnb near a ski resort? Other than maybe talking to the resort about coupons, etc. Might get my first air bnb purchase and thinking of fun options oth...
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Hey everyone,I'm a new realtor, I've been licensed for a few weeks now and am having a hard time trying to figure out what to do now. The past few months have been crazy, doing my schoolwork, test prep, interviewing ...
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I've gone to Knoxville, TN county clerk downtown. Since there is no department just named county clerk, I went to the trustees office looking for foreclosure, NOD, or probate lists. The person there said they don't ke...
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Hello everyone, I just got a property under contract today and was looking for tips on the best way to market it to buyers. (I do understand that this is not the place to actually list it for sale.) I'm new to the ac...
Today I found a very nice neighborhood in a great school district. Housing prices range are in the mid 100's to low 200's. I saw about 13 vacant houses with no realtor signs in the yards. I wrote down all the vacan...