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I am a new investor in the Birmingham Alabama area. How is the market in this area? Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Hello everyone. Before I make my first investment in RE, I want to establish contacts and find good agents to work with.As i search for and begin to inquire about properties on the market, of course I instantly reciev...
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Hi All - So I have two rental houses in Houston. My property manager called yesterday and told me that two of my houses were under water. One had about 18" of water in it and the other had 48" in it. My insurance agen...
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Hi folks,I'm new to Real Estate Investing and was hoping to solicit some ideas on the key initial steps. As background, I'm a physician interested in multifamily and NNN commercial REI, and have tried to do my due di...
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I have flipped a few houses now with conventional loans getting started. Made some good money. Bought a 325k house in one of the best neighborhoods. Worth about 450 if fixed up. Been here 6 months with a roommate that...
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What are the risks of hiring a contractor who is not insured?
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We are exploring the options of buying all our properties through a Title Holding Trust, or individual THT for each property. Curious if anyone has a complete checklist, doc templates, etc. for us to review. We will e...
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Most of the discussions about had money lending are from the borrower side. What I'm looking for is more from the standpoint of how to get into the lending side. Are there any resources available (and especially ...
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Hi BP ! My husband and I are selling our primary residence to pay off all our bad debt and get started in realestate investing. We plan to rent for a year until we save up for a downpayment or buy cash. Should we get ...
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I just found out that more than 80% of commercial real estate transactions have no buyer brokers. That means buyers are not represented or protected in commercial transactions! Is there a reason for that? Is it becaus...