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What Are Your Thoughts About Shared Equity Investments?I'm curious to find out what investors think about Shared Equity investing? We've been in the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) aka BACKYARD HOME business in san Dieg...
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Who would everyone recommend as an expert in Subject To training whether by podcast, blogs, website or minimally priced training? I am looking for comprehensive training from one source.
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When analyzing deals, is it better to apply the 50% rule to a deal, or go through and apply a certain percentage of rent to anticipated expenses, being Vacancy, Maintenance, Capital Expenses, and Property Management? ...
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When you're hiring a contractor, how do you handle payment. Will they want payment before? If so, it doesn't make much sense to pay until you're sure the work is complete, right?
It makes sense to me to pay half be...
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I have been waiting on the sidelines to buy a home since 2006. I live in Santa Barbara and after 5 years of renting a one bedroom apartment frankly my patience is running out. We are planning to have a kid and need to...
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Good day. My name is Jennifer and I live on Upstate New York in a village of 450 people adjacent to a town of 2000. People are moving to this area in droves and there is very little real estate for sale. More on that ...
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A property manager in Florida just received an application from someone using something called a "Renter's Identification Number" instead of a social security number. They've researched it and discovered this new serv...
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"Why I Borrow for the Terms I Do How I handle the Balloon Payment"I almost always borrow money from private lenders to buy my houses. I borrow at the following terms;$0 Down payment8% InterestInterest Only5 yr TermNon...
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I am interested to hear some of of you got started in real estate investing and how much money you all had to begin. Thanks in advance!
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Hello Investors,
Only a few small number Everybody uses white rectangles for business promotion. So many utterly unique posts along the lines of "Help me get noticed by Bank XYZ, Seller XYZ, RE Agent XYZ."
Why not...