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Hi DC area investorsI have a house in Falls Church I've been renting out for almost 7 years. It's time to let it go as I'm concentrating more on hard money lending and apartments.I live in Austin, TX. We have a brok...
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I've got a seller who is interested in selling his home after he retires in about 3 years. So I pitched him a lease option assignment for which he agreed. I'm doing a walk through next Monday and hope to get him und...
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I just noticed today that the interest rates on conventional mortgages went up by 25 basis points. In what ways will rising interest rates impact Real Estate investing? Should there be any concern for those that don't...
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I’m considering buying a second home which I’d rent out in Airbnb/VRBO for part of the year.What are the biggest mistakes you made when buying a vacation rental? What do you know now that you knew then?
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What approach are you taking with impending interest hikes?
-Buy now for a higher price but lower interest rates
-Wait for prices to go down if interest rates go up (decreased demand) and deal with higher monthly...
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This will be a second home purchase for me, and I would like some help narrowing down listings and the ins and outs of multi-family home purchasing. I am a serious buyer, looking to buy within the next 3-6 months.
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I have done my "due diligence" by reading about 15 threads on SDIRAs, and still have a few questions.Does anyone use a custodian that specializes (or is especially effective with) private money lending (not buying exi...
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Hello, we were suppose to close today at 3pm and at 2:45pm we get a email from the mortgage broker saying that since this is a flip transaction and I have not owned the house for over 12 months they want to do a secon...
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I'm looking to invest in under 70k real estate properties either sfh or multi family with good cash flow. I own a few properties in various suburbs in Chicagoland although good deals are becoming harder to come by, pr...
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I am getting ready to put an offer in on my first flip! Any feedback is very much appreciated. It is a 2 bedroom 1.5 bath condo located in Annadale, Virginia. I will be using a hard money lender only to acquire the pr...