Hi everyone! I’m gearing up to close on my first duplex next week, which I will be house hacking! Living in one unit and renting out the other to tenants. I need to finalize my insurance before close, but I’m unclear ...

Hi all,Re: insurnace (primary res + rental sfr + Auto)I noticed this year my insurnace premium is increasing on all primary res + rental sfr + Auto by around 30% (3 yrs with this insurance provider ) I never had any c...

Hello,Looking at making an offer on a property, near as I can tell it is way overvalued.  It is listed for $280,000. It last sold in 2007 for 270,000.  I believe at this point it had another house that was rented as w...

Yay! My offer was accepted on a condo in Seattle. Now comes the not so fun part of dealing with the loan, closing costs, and being in debt for most of my adult life. I'm doing 5% down conventional loan ($310k sales pr...

I just got a 5 unit multi family under contract today.  I was wondering if anyone knew any awesome local commercial lenders in Louisville.  It looks like I'm likely going to go with Republic Bank, however it doesn't h...

I like to have help when needed, but don't need regular employees.  The problem is I don't like the risk of going without workmen's comp insurance.  I've searched the forums and not really found an answer.  If I'd lik...

So I have made it this far and life has thrown a curve ball.  I figured my wife could carry our families health insurance while we venture off into real estate.  Well life happened and now it is just me and the kids, ...

Hello,I am about to buy a duplex at about 300K and wondering if I can make a conventional loan with only 15% down (or less). Assuming I have a good source of income (day job) and good credit score. I understand that I...

I am in the process of selling my ranch home property, and I've found a promising buyer. They're interested in paying 50% of the purchase price in cash and financing the remaining 50% through owner financing over thre...

I’ve paid cash for my properties but am thinking about getting a loan or loans on my rental properties What would be the best type of loan to get on say 2 SFH which are rented out?  They are both double wide mobile ho...