John G.
New from Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia
Hello! I came across this excellent site after deciding that I wanted to begin serious investing in real estate. I own four residential properties in the Washington, D.C. area (Arlington, Virginia, to be exact), th...
Molly L.
Tax questions and SSI payments
Hello all you smart people......I have been a stay at home mom (my husband works a 7-5 government job) and commercial real estate investor for the last 20 years. Every year I discuss our return with our tax preparer ...
Joe Odere
Wholesale in the family?
Hello,I have an idea for my first deal to be one that helps my family out. My uncle in Georgia just passed away, leaving behind a house that is paid off. His kids (my cousins) are college-age, and are still waiting to...
Pier Cas
Haste makes waste? When to wait and when to secure financing?
I'm at a crossroad. I currently have 3 multi family properties, 2 that have positive cash flow. The other breaks even (personal reason, covering expenses of an immediate family member. This isnt going to change in the...
Michael C.
Condos in San Francisco
Hello all,I am new to real estate and was thrown into it after my father passed away and I inherited two high end condos in San Francisco. They are fully paid off with rents coming in total of $7950/month with cost ...
Marlon Balogh
Career Change - did you do it? How?
Hi All, I am currently a forensic accountant and fraud examiner considering to make a career change into full time real estate, whether becoming a project manager and investor. Its been a difficult time clearly for ma...
Andrew Bissada
Multiple Homes = Multiple mortgages .. how to afford multiple?
I was thinking about whether I would prefer to do a higher down payment on my first purchase so that my monthly mortgage payment is lower, or to do a lower down payment so I can save for a second home in another year ...
Katy Logue
Pros & Cons of using a Local Bank vs a National Mortgage Branch
I was wondering if I can get some insight of the pros & cons of using a local bank vs a national mortgage branch to fund rental properties.Here is our current situation. My husband and I are starting out with our ...
Taylor K.
Getting Preapproved--Would you lend to me?
Hello everyone,I want to hear your thoughts on me getting preapproved for a mortgage. I will be talking to a credit union this week to hopefully get preapproved for enough to buy this duplex I am looking at. I want to...
Matt Johnson
Pre-2018 I was homeless, now I'm prepping for 1st home Lincoln NE
A hearty hello everyone.My name is Matt, and I'm moving on up.I've been off and on homeless for the past 2 years. While I was homeless, I made my way to Mexico where life is cheaper and I began self-teaching myself to...