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Curious the difference between hard money vs private money lenders? Could someone please explain to me and let me know the pros and cons of each?Thank You!Ben Scarborough
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Ruckus erupts at Tampa town hall meeting on health care
Friday, August 7, 2009
A town hall meeting on President Obama's health care reform proposal turned into a spectacle Thursday.
TAMPA (Bay News 9) -- A town hal...
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Hello I am 25 years old extremely new to real estate. My fiancé and I are b planning on getting married in June of 2016 and don't want to go down the apartment path or rent. So we decided we would like to get a duplex...
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Hello Investors, I'm in the process of purchasing my first house hack property. I'm looking for some advice to see if the property is a good deal. I'm using a VA Loan and the property is a 2 bedroom 1 bath duplex. The...
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I'm looking at apartments and would like to assume the existing B of A mortgage. Anyone have success with a commercial mortgage assumption lately? Advice?
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Welcome back to my house hack journey. If you are new I encourage you to go back and read the previous post so that you can get a feel for the full process. For those who are returning, you may recall that the last th...
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I'm a current homeowner and new investor - I keep running into an issue finding cash positive single homes. First off - Primary reason I am interested in single homes is I believe they will be easier to sell in the fu...
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I'm just getting started and have a lot of prospective homes in mind that would likely do well, given a very specific set of numbers. Those numbers rely almost entirely on offering below asking, but I don't believe it...
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Is there a difference between a simultaneous close and a double close?
As a wholesaler what profit range would you opt to do an assignment vs simultaneous close/double close?
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I’m admittedly new to the REI gig, but I’ve got to say I’m having a hard time concentrating at work. Things aren’t going well for the company I work for and I see so much potential in my real estate future.
How do a...