Walter Feeney
Starting real estate while paying off student loans
Was wondering what people’s general thoughts were on investing in real estate while paying off student debt. Is this something that should prevent you from taking on more debt to buy your first property?
Leanne Hunt
Investing in Malawi
Just for interest's sake, I thought I'd share a story from Africa. A friend of mine owns a piece of land near a major city in Malawi. As she works in South Africa and seldom goes home, she has not yet developed it. La...
Eric Pink
Durham, NC newbie
Hi there everyone,My name is Eric, and I find myself in Durham, NC after on and off travel for the last few years with my wife. I am a photographer by trade, but also work remotely for a cell phone company and take ca...
Stacia Shepherd
Pre approval on investment property
My husband and I own property with my parents, this is where we live. But my husband and I are interested in buying an investment out of state without my parents. As far as getting pre approved does the lender need to...
Steven Segal
Contractor Bills Hourly; Maintenance vs. Improvements, ect
Essentially I have a contractor who bills me hourly for jobs. I keep him extremely busy with investment properties - whether it be rentals or flips. Great relationship at this point. Currently, he just gives me a week...
Michael Fish
Any tips for us new investors and where to start?
As a fairly new investor, I and many others want to know wheres a good place to start? How does someone with a small amount of capital start? Who or where do we go to?
Jonathan Dunn
Commercial Lenders vs Private Lenders & LLC utilization
Hello, I have 2 LLC's setup to shelter assets and limit liability. Originally, I planned on using traditional fixed APR term financing for my future properties. However, I am finding most lenders offering a fixed APR ...
Andres Needles
Where do you park your money while waiting for the next deal?
Hello all,I wanted to get a sense of where folks park their cash or borrowed funds while waiting for the next reasonable deal they can find (a couple 100K). Im in CA, and things are looking pretty frothy again, but w...
Austin Mulhern
Issues getting 46k mortgage loan due to Self Employment
Self employed in the film industry, grossed about 140k last year. Trying to get a 46k loan through my credit union to buy a house off of my dad.Bank just denied me, due to my Schedule C reporting a loss and apparently...
Mark Yuschak
Bookkeeping - what's your approach?
As we acquire more and more (mostly buy and holds, but also some rehabs for a quick flip) it's becoming more and more of a hassle to keep the books.
I am yet to find an adequate piece of bookkeeping software which re...