Brian Sherman
House hacking my first du/triplex in the Sacramento, Ca area
My wife and I are making a great income with a lot of savings built up. We work in the school system, which comes with some great investment perks from the govt. In talking to a loan provider, we could easily qualify ...
Tom Sharkey
Can I rent out my home while financed with VA loan after 1 year?
I bought a SFH in June, 2018. I've been living in it while I do some rehab to it. Now that I'm approaching completion of my 1 year primary residence obligation (June, 2019), I'd like to find another house/duplex/tripl...
Thomas Neuberth
Purchasing in-laws' home & renting back versus providing loan to pay off mortgage
Simply put, my future in-laws did not plan for their future.They periodically ask my fiancee for assistance with emergency expenses. I see her future burden, financially, but more importantly emotionally, as my burden...
Farooq K.
Negative cash flow for 2nd rental?
I have a very good cash flow first rental and looking for possibly adding a second rental however most homes near me are 400-500k range Gilbert Chandler area and that’s the area I most likely want to invest in. Doing ...
Seb Ko
Pulling out equity from investment property
I have some equity in a 3 unit rental I’d like to pull out. No lender that I can find is willing to refi a multi unit rental. Are there any creative ways to do this. Suppose I could move into one of the units? Anyone ...
Burt L.
Can I Buy This Colorado 4-Plex I'm Fixing on DSCR Loan or Other?
I've worked to follow the Info Template above:I had a good year in 2017 and when time to pay the rest of the taxes in 2018 and after getting a call from a motivated seller, I instead made an installment agreement with...
Michael Dunn
How to Tell which Properties need Minimal Repairs AND .....
Those properties that will " Easily " get approved and have the least amount of trouble in getting financed and or the money in Escrow for those repairs ?I've been looking over the properties listed on the HUD websit...
Jacke Draper
Solo 401k House Purchase using an LLC - IRS constraints
I have a solo 401k plan and want to use this and a non-recourse loan to invest in a rental property. The property I'm looking at needs a lot of work and so will not qualify for a loan. I can purchase the property with...
Account Closed
Fresh out of college, rent for a year or buy cheap?
I'm just finishing my master's in electrical engineering. I'll start my first job making $80,000 a year + 18% retirement in June. After putting in the minimum to get all the matching from my employer (4%) I'd like to ...
Kiran Tatiparthi
Where to really start?
I am a newbie to real estate investing and I have been passive for a while reading a lot of great information from the forums, blogs and books. I want to take a plunge now and get a multi unit apartment to buy and ren...