Im a 19 year old living in New York with some roommates and my girlfriend, I don’t spend too much on a unnecessary purchases and try to limit my spending. I currently work a job that pays about 18$/hr and I’m interest...
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Hello,
What is everyone's thoughts on using cash vs HML (9-12% with 2-3 points)?
Much easier to make cash deals work (from acquiring properties easier to having a lot more room for margin).
Seems like you are doi...
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Hi BP folks, I am looking for some creative ideas to refinance an SFR I just BRR'd. Here is the back story. I have a fourplex and a duplex that I bought last fall (2016) both are fully occupied. I wanted to try the BR...
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What are the risks of hiring a contractor who is not insured?
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Does anyone know how to purchase tax overages listing from Alaska? I live in San Francisco.
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Okay, so I'm driving for dollars and compiling my own DM list but it's slow and it's going against my personality type. I like results, I like to know that I'm making progress and I've been compiling this list from my...
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You could say that Real Estate is in both my husband and my DNA yet in two different ways;Growing up my parents not only built their own home (including falling the trees and milling the lumber themselves) but also fl...
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Im considering a self directed IRA. Does anyone have experience with them? There are a fair number of rules and regulations, but I'd like to learn more if someone has real world experience. Questions that come to m...
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Hey all,I recently came upon an interesting opportunity to purchase an 8000 sq. ft. 20 bed 7 bath retirement home that I plan to turn into 6 apartments. I figure I can get the property for $210,000 plus closing costs...
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Hello everybody,
I am brand new to investing. I am wondering if it makes sense to pursue getting my real estate license in order to have access to the MLS? my rationale is that 1) I don't want to be a hassle to real e...