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I jumped into real estate investing and purchased a single-family house with converted back garage apt. My cash flow is not in the positives, but since I live here too...am I doing okay? I would like to raise rents to...
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Arguably, one of the 1st steps in commercial is to have a seasoned LLC to be able to get financing. I've been researching the main differences between traditional mortgages for residential and commercial lending and j...
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Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn
"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin
As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...
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I currently own a home with an FHA mortgage in the Bronx, NY. It is a 2 family home and I live in the home.I want to refinance to get rid of PMI, get rid of FHA, and tap equity to buy a second multi-family home in th...
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New Jersey is the number one state for people leaving right now , which is might make a great market pending on the supply and demands chain... But what do you investor think about this ?
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Hi everyone,My name's Jennifer. I've been in real estate for five years doing flips and a few buy and holds. I am in the Tampa / St. Petersburg and Jacksonville areas. My brother is a contractor so he does all the ...
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First off, I do not have a deal yet. Just trying to get my ducks in a row. My wife and I are both self employed, and we write off as much as we can at tax time, so our income is low. We went to a bank to inquire about...
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I was offered to purchase a single house for 20k. It’s worth about $160k. However the tenants are elderly, desperate and want to live rent free for ten years. Taxes are about $4k. Needs some minor improvements that I ...
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Hello everyone.I am new to real estate investing. i have been listening to the podcasts and reading the forums on here. I'm starting to looking into getting my first deal but I live in the Seattle area. I was just won...
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Hi Everyone,
I'm a 24 yr old investor/ real estate agent.
I currently own a real estate brokerage and have done quiet well considering the state of things. (I have averaged from 30-200K annually since I was 18).....