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Hi all, I'm just getting started in investing in the Northern Virginia area (NoVA). I've been listening to the podcast and reading whatever I can get my hands on. I'm certainly inspired and anxious to start. I've bee...
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I am in the process of refi my VA loan, and the closing cost are taking up almost half of the equity. It just seems like a lot of fees and I am not sure what is really needed, and if there is better out there.I have l...
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Let's talk about it. How is our situation in 2020 different from the 2008 crisis? What strategies worked then that will not work now; which ones will be just as successful?
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when buying rental properties, is it better to put every property in its own separate llc or should I just put all of them under one business name llc? I obviously want to limit the liability if someone were to sue...
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2012 my seem like a long way off, but 28 months isn't that far away. This Business Week article is a couple months old and it predicts a couple more down years followed by a return to normalization. Of course it hed...
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I am curious to get some opinions on rooming houses. (A single house, rented per room /w shared kitchen/bath) Typically D or C occupants. Rented month to month. Apparently no vacancy in the property I'm looking at and...
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I have 2 investment properties with decent cash flow. about $500 profit a month for both combined.no other large debt and have a full time job that can cover both mortgages in the case is not rented.I have full mortga...
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Hi y’all. My name is Lindsay and I live in Denver, CO. I am very green to real estate investing but I thought it be time I took massive action!!! Haha. I am a project manager/ GC for a design build company, Lumen Home...
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Hi all! I'm new to the real estate community. I live in Dublin, Ireland, and I'm currently trying to learn more about investing locally in multifamilies, as well as investing in the US market *from here.* Not easy. An...
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Hi there. My dad is in jail. He will soon go to prison for the rest of his natural life since he is already old. I am his general durable POA. I am also his vanguard POA/full agent. He has a traditional IRA. I would l...