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Hello, I am 20 years old and trying to start with real estate. I want to house-hack a duplex but I am not ready to actually move out of my parent's house because of sick family members. I am looking to achieve a low d...
Hello, my name is Michael Siciliano, I will be 18 years old in two weeks and I'd like to turn my cash into something that can work for me, but I'm not exactly sure where to start. I have about 10,000$ I'm willing to p...
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Looking to buy my first rental property. I recently paid off all of debt and raised my credit score over 800. Unfortunately after paying all my debt, I no longer have cash for a deposit. Is there any way I can purchas...
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I am curious about the laws surrounding acting as a GC on a spec home build without a GC license. I know you can act as your own GC for personal residences but I am not sure about homes you intend to sell. I would be ...
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Hello all!
First tax season with my rental property and my CPA is asking me if I want to claim the depreciation on the rental or not. I know if I do I'll get more money back now, but then I'll have to pay the taxes o...
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Good Evening BP. Experienced buy and hold landlord here wondering what others experience has been partnering with contractors?
I am considering offering my contractor a 25% equity stake on my next deal. I'd cover 75%...
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Hi Everyone,Just wanted to get thoughts and feedback on approaching local banks vs utilizing an organization like PPR to purchase notes on my behalf? I've done a lot of reading about notes and think I'm more interest...
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Hi All, What is the courtesy when you have found a property you're interested in, and the listing agent is impossible to reach? I don't like involving a buyer's agent until my own preliminary research is complete and ...
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I’m early in the learning process- so be patient with me! From what I’ve seen many syndicators buy deals that are value add and have an exit plan of around 5 years.
Does anyone here do syndications where they cash ou...
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I originally was going to send this as an email to a couple of investors I know that may be encountering the same issues or have already overcome them, but I realized I would be missing out on some potentially grea...