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Not sure if this is an innovative strategy or just illegal but I would like some input. I have a friend who bought several rentals ALL with primary occupant loans (3.5-5% down). What he does is include utilities ...
Hello,I am in college and going to graduate soon with my accounting degree. I have always worked and saved money. I had a landscaping business (mainly mowed lawns, lots of lawns) and worked retail jobs making the bare...
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Currently I am looking to invest in a duplex (+) in the Orlando area. I have been reading and learning a lot this past month about REI and listening to the podcasts. My question is how much should I raise for a down p...
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Hi all,
I am just starting out with little to no money and no rental experience but have a solid base of knowledge and have some very basic real estate experience. To start I am looking to do whatever I can t...
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BP Community--Happy Thanksgiving!I am about to close on a property in Chicago (in two weeks). I just asked my lender if there are any issues with purchasing the property via land trust. He researched guidelines for co...
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Hi,I have an LLC out of which I do some consulting, and I set up a solo 401k using the income from that business, from which I would like to do some real estate investing.I recently bid successfully on some items in a...
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I've read the great posts on this subject so far. But I still feel like a chimp with a toaster.
I'm going through setting up an LLC through LegalZoom. My business partner and I will be starting our rehab bu...
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I have made it my goal for 2023 to invest my time into reading and learning as much as I can about real-estate investing, more importantly short-term vacation rental homes. My main focus area is in Blue Ridge, GA and ...
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Need an advise!!!!Buying a house in LA (ESCROW does the title here, we don't use lawyers in LA ). Escrow close on 10.15, all the docs are signed and the financing approved....Oppps...The real estate agent calls me tod...
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Hi Everybody,Nice to meet all of you in advance. I'm a business owner\entrepreneur working in the advertising technology industry. We’ve been in business for ~4.5 years. I've accumulated some capital and want to start...