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So I was advertising my mothers upstairs appartment out of Buffalo New York, ( The appartment is not section 8 approved) this is my first time renting out a space and I assumed you had to be approved to take section 8...
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Like the title says, after months of research, I felt reasonably confident to buy my first foreclosure at an online county auction. I'm not an investor, this was for my family and I to live in.
I ended up pay...
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I am about to close on my first duplex and will be living on one side (top) while renting out the other (bottom).Is there any reason to put the duplex in an LLC?Just have the rent made out to me and have a new checkin...
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Okay. So I don't by any means intend to sound like a complete moron. But here I am, desperate to get into Real Estate investing, however without the credit or the funds, I really needed a cash investor/investing part...
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Although it scares the hell out of my wife I am developing an interest in rental properties and I'd like some advice. I am fortunate enough to earn a very good living that allows for 3-4 days off per week due to a com...
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We have 9 single family rental properties which are financed through Fannie Mae. You can only have a Max 10 Fannie Mae loans...so we are looking into our banking options so that we can grow our portfolio further.
We...
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For about two years now, one of our tenants has been paying for rent in cash. I am almost certain nothing illegal is being done to obtain this cash - they are in a band and receive tips for that and his wife is a wait...
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Do DSCR loans affect personal DTI if they are in an LLC?If so, it seems like having a few DSCR loans would make it difficult to qualify for a Heloc on a primary residence or even a car loan, for example. Also, are DSC...
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hi, i am 20, and i want to start investing into a apartment. i have 15k saved and i dont kno wher to start really. do i need credit ? what do i need and what should i do first .