Matt Merrill
Hill Country real estate investor meetings?
Hello,Wondering if there are any investor meetups or groups in the Texas Hill Country, similar to the ones in the metro areas?I’ve been investing in the Austin area for over ten years, am finishing up my sales license...
Lee Ali
The Fallacy of the Necessity of Down Payment.
Banks have led a great many people to believe that the mortgage mess exists because too many loans were given at or around 100% LTV.
That is hogwash spread by banks because the...
Jonathan Greene
The Rise (and Fall) of the Snowflake Investor
The Snowflake Investor is a problem, mainly to himself or herself. The Snowflake Investor gets so emotionally attached to a deal that they can't see the forest for the trees. And just so BP doesn't break again, yes, w...
David Socia
Do you accept Co-Signers on Leases? Why or why not?
We own several rentals in an area of our town called Midtown Revitalization District. this district is sandwiched between 2 major hospitals and a junior college. All of our rentals are new construction duplexes and ou...
Account Closed
Funding for rental properties
Hello, I am very interested in building my portfolio in rental properties what are ways to get funding to start or is everything just out of pocket as far as down payment ? Thanks
Emily Anderson
Air-DNA vs raw airbnb data in an Excel?
Hey everyone, I've noticed some investors doing their market research the old fashioned way, manually going through Airbnb / Vrbo listings and jotting down data in Excel sheets. I'm facing a bit of a dilemma here. Sho...
Petit Morne
HML contract examples
Hi,
Does anyone have any examples of what a HML contract looks like?
I'm thinking about taking one for the downpayment on a house (20% + closing costs) but honestly I only heard about HML/Private money a few months ...
Ryan Leake
Should you hire cohost/manager for your STR?
Hey folks - I recently got a question as to whether having an STR manager is worth it or not. There's a lot of chatter, so let's break down what Cohosts/STR managers really do and if working with one makes sense for y...
Roopali Bahal
First Time Investor from California - Where should I invest?
My husband and I are looking to purchase a few invest properties this year as funds become available to us. To begin with we have about $30,000 to invest. Can someone please suggest which city would be ideal to invest...
Michael Key
Can I rant about OPM
In real estate investing "OPM" is thrown around so much like it's just some magical thing. You just wish for it, and it shows up on your lap. It just doesn't magically appear. Yet in everything, it gets tossed around ...