Jin Zhang
Is it legal to have two families living in a single family?
Hi everyone, I am a bit confused about the rules around single families. I am think to get a single family house and separate them into two units without significant structure changes. For example get a house with a l...
Edita D.
Why such high vacancy rates in Pittsburgh?
Hey guys! I am researching Pittsburgh's economy and housing situation to better understand where the region is headed.I found out that Pittsburgh has high vacancy rates. I wonder why that is... Is it the oversupply of...
Anthony Lacko
Mortgage Options for High Income, Good Credit, Small Down Payment
Hi All!A little background... I have been dreaming of investing in real estate for a few years now. Initially, I want to purchase a home for myself first (currently renting), then look into a condo or small SFH to upd...
Rich Hupper
Employee Vs Self Employed
Why would a single filer full time employee for ABC company making 100k per year in the 28% tax bracketEver want to becoming self employed and have to start paying self employment tax? So basically 28% + 15%?What is t...
Peter Cheung
Any tools availabe to get data on new multifamily construction data in major cities?
Since there are so many new constructions (both single family and multifamily) coming onto the markets, I am curious if there are any tools or websites where we can gather data for my underwriting process. I am specif...
Stephen Brown
How To Research a Neighborhood
Hello All,
Here are some guidelines I found about researching a neighborhood.
1. If it is a mid-sized city, not a metro, you want to have a 20% population growth. If the population is larger than 1M, there should be...
Wesley Mitchell
West Philadelphia born and raised
West Philadelphia born and raised, on the play.. you know how it goes. My name is Wesley Mitchell I’m Extremely excited about real estate investment in my city.
I’m newly wedded with no children. I personally alread...
Tomas Roberto rodriguez
HOA Legal interpretation
We have a rental in an HOA in Texas. How would you interpret this as a number of occupants?The subdivision shall be used for private single family residences only. The term “family” as used herein shall mean one or mo...
Tony Severino
First-Time Home Buyer Downpayment Resources-- Nationally
Affordable Housing Program (AHP)
http://www.fhfb.gov/Default.aspx?Page=47
This is a program of the federal home loan bank (FHLB) system that provides funding to member banks to be used for purchase, construction, r...
Andy Ballester
Can Pittsburgh sustain east end market rates
I am curious to know what investors think about of the east side market, and the new market on the east side of Pittsburgh, what does it mean for the future of Pittsburgh considering the fact the household medium inco...