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I received this from one of my lenders and thought that it was too good not to share. As someone who primarily funds loans from CMBS, agency, and insurance companies I think this info is on point.Despite turbulent ca...
Hello y'all, new to the forum,
For all of you wise and well-informed real estate investors out there, I have a situation which could use some advice...
a little background:
I am 32. I work in the trades (contractor...
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Syndicates are paying at 3% cap for properties, they are paying interest on the property at 4ish % including buying caps etc.
For cash flows- if your debt is at 4.5% and your cap is at 3%, youre negatively leveraged....
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March 11, 2020
The situation with COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) continues to evolve and markets are down sharply for a second straight week. The California Association of REALTORS® has processed all of the recent data a...
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The primary, if not only, reason there has been a brief spike in subsidized demand for housing in recent months (2012), has been the GSE/FHFA endorsed REO-To-Rental plan, and associated securitization condui...
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I recently found a property that will cash flow at close to 10% Cap but I think the prospect of the property appreciating in value isn't great. The only potential upside is by increasing the rent a little bit at a ti...
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Article on Market-Watch:
https://www-marketwatch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/E5127276-1A17-11E7-8755-9AB7B5C1C318
Spoiler alert:
- According to the mortgage bankers association, the a...
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Hello, I live in Japan with my Japanese husband and two children. I am from America. My husband and I first started thinking of investing in real estate over 10 years ago when we first got married. I'm embarrass...
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Does anybody know if something comparable to the "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009" was hidden in the stimulus package?
I had a few weird emails this morning about gun control and thought...
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Hi everyone! I'm an investor newbie and would love to start my real estate investing journey with flipping houses. I currently work a 9-5 job M-F and my husband and I own our home. I was wondering how much we need to ...