Joe Butcher
Free and clear: Cash offer or seller fin.?
Heres the situation:
The house is owned free and clear
Seller is motivated but not desperate. It was listed on MLS and didn't sell.
ARV: $150k
Rehab est: 20k
My cash offer: 80k
I...
Mike Mitchell
Cash is king
We all know cash is king. It seems as if all off-mls/motivated seller deals require a "all-cash" purchase. If i dont have all cash on hand. Is it possible to get all cash deals? Does a hard money loan count as all c...
Alec Hilliard
1st Lien HELOC On Investment Properties?
Does anyone know if it's possible to get a 1st Lien HELOC on investment properties? If so, what banks/lenders will do this? Any lenders have insight into this?
Brandon Turner
Any Vacation Rental Owners (with Multiple Units) Out There?
I'm looking to potentially write an article on vacation rentals and would love to talk with some folks about their experiences with vacation rentals. If this is you, jump in this thread and let us know a brief version...
Mark Smith
Should I Kill My 401k?
I've been listening to Set for Life, by @Scott Trench. Great book! One of the things discussed in the book is how a 401k locks up part of your income, and that if you aspire to reach early financial freedom then a 4...
James Hiddle
Did Anyone See This Coming?
Did anyone see the sub prime meltdown coming?,did anyone see the housing market crash coming?,did anyone see our top financial institutes go belly up coming? and did anyone see this coming when Wall Street crashed int...
Nicolas Botia
Duplex House Hacking - Good Investment Or Not?
I’m thinking about house hacking for the first time with an FHA loan 3.5% down.There’s a duplex that someone is selling me off market at $220k in a very good area in Tampa, FL (West Tampa is the area). 2/1 each unit a...
JW Franz
Should I become the bank?
I am based in Tampa and own a portfolio of 46 SFH Rentals, all are rehabbed and rented. Most have ARV of $150K. With the prices moving higher I am considering sale of all or part, in the coming year. I am 52 an would ...
Christina Tkacs
Calculation question... first timer
I'm running some calculations on a duplex that I'm looking at, and things don't seem to be adding up. This is my first real estate venture, so I want to pose the question to the community for advice.The duplex is in ...
Jim Wineinger
Are things getting better in the Mideast?
It has been in the news a lot recently about Iran's current leaders and their contempt toward the west!
Could things be changing? It appears the country is uprising against the leaders!!!!
See this news report.
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