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Hello all!
My name’s Rick and I’m an aspiring real estate investor located in Auburn, ME. I’m mostly interested in multi-family buy and hold properties, but I’m not opposed to other outlets. Currently I’m in search o...
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Hello everyone,
I'm new to this site here and although I'm quite new to real estate investing. I have attended a Rich Dad, Poor Dad real estate investing seminar and have read a few things here and there. What I'm loo...
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Hi all,I'm a newbie here. First post so please be gentle :)I'm currently located in Australia (an Australian national) and will be moving to Manhattan for work in March. It's my second time living in the US. So the tr...
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Hello! I am looking for advice on my first str, ideally by the end of January I’m attempting to get a deal under contract. I have a partner who is helping mentor me as well, but I would love to hear more from those of...
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Hi all,I am looking at buying a rental. What is the sweet spot for a rental? I would assume 3 beds/2 baths but just want to check. Also, is it better to buy a newer home(less than 10 years old) or buy an older one?...
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Hi Everyone,My name is Steven and I am a new investor looking for my next property in the Seattle area. I currently live in and own a condo in Capitol Hill and am searching for a small multi to house hack or value add...
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I am looking at properties around the St. Pete area to invest in, but the prices are way to high compared to what they can rent for. Ideally I would like to brrrr but even the good flips will lose a lot of money on th...
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Let's be honest by acknowledging that any proposal on Construction Defects legal reform will not be ideal for either home owner or developer. The high costs of unrestrained litigation, all fully funded on the backs o...
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I'm going to try and keep this simple. I raise money at 8% interest no points for my deals. How? First off, because that's the expectation that I set. Think about it, how many people are out there that would just L...
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You’ve learned a lot since you started the journey of investing in your first passive real estate deal: you’ve weighed all the differences between asset classes, zeroed in on your ideal geographic market, and put on ...