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Hope everyone is doing very well!My name is Bart and I'm 27 years-old working in CRE for a bank. I am currently reading the Rental Property Investing book and have been listening to most of the podcast to expand my kn...
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Over the past 20 years, I have developed a strategic approach to investing in the higher end of low-income neighborhoods. This approach aims to maximize value while minimizing the risks involved. To achieve this, I fo...
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I'm a new investor and I'm actually looking to relocate to the central Florida area soon, but I'm hearing a lot of negative things about super high insurances (flood insurance and sinkholes). I know that Florida insur...
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Hello! Long time listener, forum browser, and small time investor (4 properties). I was recently contacted by a provider of a 24 hr assisted living care facility. He has offered significantly higher rent than market r...
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I'm a newbie investor in the Baltimore market, and am fairly hands on rehabs and construction process. I plan to act as the General Contractor, sub-contract some rehab work and take on some myself to keep my rehab co...
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Hello BP!
I want to purchase this home. It's on a hill and I was a bit afraid about the foundation. This is what an agent wrote to me about the property I'm interested in putting an offer on. Any advice or thoughts a...
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I am new to RE investing following my family’s strategy of building properties myself (no contractors) and holding. I was super exited to get started but I’m already sick of dealing with the dictatorship at the city. ...
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Starting a vacation rental business is a potentially great way to grow personal wealth, even if you aren’t a homeowner or if you have bad credit. Making the business successful and maintaining good ratings, however, r...
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I have an owner occupied duplex, I am trying to buy another duplex that I will owner occupy. Can I finance it with 5% down? I have been told conflicting things. Help.
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With rates dropping does this estimate seam competitive? I'd like to keep the 1.25 so I would be going with the 70% on this. I'm having trouble finding lenders for detroit and then lenders that will loan under 100k sf...