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I'm having a battle inside my head:
• do I put a large deposit down on a house and pay high monthly rates to pay off in ~5 years
Or
• do I put a low deposit down and stretch the mortgage for cheaper monthly paymen...
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I am seeking a couple properties and looking for ways to avoid capital gains. The costs of homes are too high to roll over money through 1031 exchange. What other ways are there to avoid the capital gains
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This is my first time posting a deal analysis to the BP community, so here it goes!A broker friend who lives in New England has brought a deal to me that he wants to go in on 50/50. The idea is we both put up equal d...
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Hey fellow Real Estate junkies, Ive been trying to acquire a duplex that would have instant equity and has major potential to become a cash cow. Although my financing has not been the best of situations I am only appr...
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Hello BP Members,I am 27 and I am looking into becoming an investor in Fairfield County and New Haven County in Connecticut. I have a potential partner or two that would like to join me with investing in real estate. ...
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I two weeks ago I passed my license exams and submitted my paperwork to get my agent's license in Missouri. I also put my notice in at my full time W2 job to pursue this new career. It is a whole heck of a lot riski...
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I purchased my own home, tackled many renovation projects (while living there for 5 years), and sold it for $125,000 more than I bought it for. Which is great, but I don’t want to wait 5 years every time, in order to ...
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Hello All,
Your expertise is needed here… I am planning to purchase a duplex and I do want to take advantage of house hacking... What should my thought process be concerning monthly gross income receiving for rent? I...
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Hello everyone! I'm set to convert my primary residence into a long term rental property. I installed solar panels on the roof back in August 2019 and over one year, the panels produced over 11 MW of electricity, mini...
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Hello Everyone,I accidentally got into real estate when I was 20 and dropped out of college. Up to that point, I had been saving money for tuition, so when I dropped out I had a nice little pile of cash that wasn't be...