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Hi everyone,This is my first post on here. I'm completely new to everything in terms of real estate investing. I have some questions that I'm hoping can give me a little clarity. I've read a lot on both rental prop...
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Just wondering if low cost 15-40 k properties are a bad investment for rehab and hold. Seen a few that have been damaged from floods/ hurricanes in smaller towns. Not alot of investors around I guess. I'm a contractor...
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Need help from someone who has some knowledge of international money transfers.I am a US citizen and I work in Saudi Arabia, which as you may know is part of the tumultuous Middle East. Lots of sand and jerks dressed...
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So I purchased a home pre covid that was going to be a full rehab . Purchase price of 68k. Rehab costs 50k. Let’s call it 130k all in. Just received an offer on my home for 260k. That’s 130k profit . Without including...
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Hello everyone, I am new investor in Orlando, FL. I am planning to get into foreclosure online auction. However, having little confusion and fear to start it. When i look at the auction online it always says the final...
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I bought a property with long term tenants in place and offered them 'cash for keys'. The security deposit they paid 20 years ago was transferred to us during escrow so I was planning on giving them two different chec...
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So I’m trying to buy a rental unit with 15yr loan and I tell my realtor I’m trying to get a better rate on my loan. He proceeds to say “ why are you worried about the rate, it’s a write off “. This comment really worr...
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Hi,
First time landlord here, so be gentle.
I have completed the application processes with a tenant that is simply marginal. They had a previous broken lease with collections filed against them by a prior landlord...
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Hey everyone. So a year ago I bought a house using a 203k loan. It has not gone smoothly because of the house needing a lot more done to it than I initially thought. I am 6 months past the first scheduled completion d...
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What is a hard money lender and how do they differ from standard bank mortgages in terms of rate, costs, time etc?