I'm a young investor-- 25 years old and I'm looking for advice/horror stories related to buying your first house. I feel like there's a lot of confirmation bias out there from people who have done well for themselves,...
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After emailing a few investors about using credit cards to free up capital I realized that not many people know how to use their credit cards to free up cash without getting hit with huge interest charges. I started r...
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Hope this finds everyone doing well. I will be moving to the North San Diego County, CA next summer and am wondering what buy and hold strategies are working there? Is it mainly single family homes, multifamily, condo...
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Considering investing in SFRs in Stockton CA.
Would like anyone who is already in that market to give their opinion on:
areas to avoid, crime, rental market, investment clubs, specific properties, etc.
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Hello everyone, I am a young soon to move the the US investor, who seeks opportunities on the real estate market, mainly buy and hold strategies. I do have experience in real estate, investing (both BSc and MSc, plus ...
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Dear allI am close to secure my first property (Canada) and currently discussing the mortgage details my banker. He strongly reccomends (for logical reasons) a mortgage insurance.1) What's your take about about it ?...
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Hello Everyone.Wondering if anyone has had any success with rental markets in the Wellington Heights neighborhood in Cedar Rapids. It seems as though the houses are priced well. It is close to Coe College which could ...
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Hello,
I am a new investor and I am looking to use a hard money loan to purchase my first rehab property. I am looking to do an out-of-state deal but my head is all over the place right now. When I was trying to do...
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Hello,real estate investors,
I have a question for those with experience pulling home equity to fund new investments. I'm considering tapping into the equity from either my primary residence or rental property to pur...
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Hi,
I am thinking of a vacation rental in these areas. I
1) Big Bear-The houses have gone up. But on the flip side, how is occupancy? Crime? from your experience, if the property I saw is 3bd with game room selli...