Jim Froehlich
Hey Big Govt. - Please Invest My Social Security in Real Estate!
This post is admittedly as much about venting as it is looking for opinions of others. Here's what crossed my mind this morning: Social Security. I'm turning 49 this year and have been working (on the books) since age...
Jessica Jay-Maleski
Multifamily property with shared utilities - help!
Hi all!I recently purchased a 4-plex (two buildings with 2 units per property) in Phoenix, AZ. Because the units are not separately metered in any way, I pay all utilities. I am finding that with each utility bill I h...
Mark Gartner
CAREES RRP? Anyone have any experience with it?
Anyone have experience with the cares rent relief program landlord property certification? A tenant of mine just sent me an application asking me if I would fill it out and send it in. I have never accepted section 8 ...
Jeff Cody
What is "CWABS, Inc, Asset-backed Certificates"?
Hi BP! I'm looking at a listing on the MLS that is "owned" by "CWABS, Inc, Asset-backed Certificates". I am guessing this is a foreclosure and this entity bought the note? Anyone have experience? Is it a corporati...
Tri Le
section 8 in houston texas
Hi everyone, After listening to the recent podcast with Joe Asamoah, I was inspired to look at Section 8 more closely as a viable long term rental model. I am interested in buying a house in Houston that is 5 bd and ...
Steve S.
Never done a Section 8 Deal, but an opportunity has surfaced
3 duplexes right in a row in a C+ / B- neighborhood.ALready pre-approved for Section 8 at $550 per month.All 3 duplexes for $190,000Currently livable but have some opportunity to improve them. 4 of the 6 are currentl...
Chris Da
Will Section 8 go broke in the future??
Hello all. WOW 2 post in one night. Anyway...
I have recently been very interested again in pushing my real estate ventures to the next level. I have in my opinion done well with my current rentals, but now feel ...
Account Closed
Mortgage interest deduction going away?
There are several tax deductions that greatly benefit investors. These are depreciation and the mortgage interest deduction. There is now some talk of eliminating the mortgage interest deduction. Probably nothing w...
Account Closed
Are there ways for me to get help for a downpayment?
What options are there for me to get assistance in a downpayment? I’m not sure if there is, but coming up with the finances is very hard all of a sudden, and the math never pans out when I work on it. Thanks for the h...
AJ Wong
Debt Limit Ceiling, mortgage rates and the influence on the RE Market
Just as investors seem to be wading back into the real estate market, the headlines could give many reason for pause. On the Oregon & California Coasts' I've written fairly extensively how the investor market for ...