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I was listening to the Lifestyles podcast and he said that people investing in real estate should not invest into their works 401K but invest in rental properties. Lets just throw an example out there. If you were loo...
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This post looks at a somewhat newer investment philosophy/methodology, one that a lot of investors (and homeowners) are contemplating or embracing as housing prices and scarcity push some buyers out of the higher-pric...
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There’s been a LOT of hype about purchasing property SUBJECT TO existing financing. With YouTube videos, seminars and mentorship’s exploding around this niche, there are plenty of inexperienced buyers and sellers goi...
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I'm just a novice investor but the more I read about LLC the more disadvantage i found than the advantages it provides. Cons:cost more to setup, cost more each year to file taxes, can't take out conventional mortgages...
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Hi
I'm new to real estate investing and haven't purchased my first property yet. I live in DC and the prices here are expensive for buy and hold property so I've started looking at Baltimore. It's close to me and see...
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A seller is attempting to do a short sale, as they owe more on the property than what the property is worth. However, the sellers are up to date on their payments and not in default. For the sake of argument, lets say...
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I am new to multi-family investing. I have been doing SFH investing for some time now. I found a deal in Ajo, AZ (population around 5000 people) for a 10 unit complex for 335K. Will be fully occupied next month. I nee...
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Hi all, I just wanted to share my thoughts and start a conversation on this subject.
In Hudson County New Jersey the average appreciation for the last 5 years has been around 3%, you could see houses for around 350k ...
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Wow! Love this forum! I've wanted to invest in real estate for over a decade, but I never really had the stability to do it.
My family and I live in the Springfield, MO area. We've been renting out our prev...
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I would like to refinance a condo in Destin, FL being used as a short term rental. I found a lender who offered rates that seemed too good to be true (6.125% 7 year ARM) but found him through recommendations from othe...