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Residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, I am currently exploring the prospect of acquiring a long-term single-family home (SFH) rental property in California or a location within convenient driving distance of the Bay...
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I am a doctoral candidate in Business Administration at St. Leo University. I am researching the decision-making process of real estate investors in Central Florida. I am reaching out to the community because your exp...
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Near metro center4bd 2 ba heavy renovation that I would house hack and rent by room for other three bedrooms @ ~600 a room (could maybe push to 700-750 range for this area)Used 75% LTV to be conservative but have hear...
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So fortunately I was able to bring the wife home from her J.O.B at United Health Care a few days ago. After a few days of what she calls boredom (probably just not used to it yet) She's talking about working on becomi...
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-What are the pro’s and con’s in using a HELOC vs Conventional loan on this long term rental?
-What are the risks in buying with the HELOC in the scenario below?
-Is it challenging to find a lender that would allo...
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Investors: what do you wish you would have started doing at 16 years old to prepare for your RE future?
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Are you looking for:
Speed of approval and funding?Flexibility in loan terms and conditions?Competitive interest rates and fees?Experience and expertise in your specific type of project (e.g., fix-and-flip, rental pr...
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Hello, my husband and I purchased our first investment property, a legal three-unit in the Evanston area, this past summer. We bought the property as a house hack using a VA loan and originally intended to do a live-i...
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I am from SoCal and I am looking for good areas out of state to invest. I was wondering if you guys would be willing to share the areas where you find/found your cash flowing bargains (multifamily). I am still a newb...
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This is an interesting read - an Irish rock star's perspective on why Obama won the Nobel and the rebranding of America ....
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/opinion/18bono.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&src=tptw