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Hi Everyone,I'm a newbie from Brooklyn NY and I'm closing in on my first investment buy and hold property (single family) and i wanted to know if its necessary to have an LLC setup before or ok to have it done after?T...
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Hi guys,
i am an investor in the Westchester, NY area where I have been quite successful. I was just presented a deal in UTICA, NY a multi family property with excellent cash flow and 7.5% cap rate.
Those i ask fo...
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Do you all typically see larger properties adding a 2nd water heater or a tankless for STRs? I'm just thinking with potentially 6-10 ppl staying there that they are going to run out of hot water pretty quickly when e...
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I was 32 years old with tons of college loans and starting a career as a producer of television commercials.
I wasn't looking to buy real estate, my brother was looking to buy so we had the NY Times paper open. Yes,...
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Hi,I based out of NYC looking for a buy and hold investment property. Initially I was targeting Chicago, and Columbus but wanted to entertain Northern Jersey as its closer to me. I am looking for a 1-2 bed for ~$200...
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Looking into cities to buy a multi family property. Any advice?! From my research this far I am looking towards the south east region of the US. Being that I am from the Boston area, around here isn’t that practical.
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I am looking to purchase a STR in the Orlando area - timeline TBD. While talking with my other investor we have discussed trying to self manage the property. We are not in the area at all - several states away. Are...
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I want to share this experience for the benefit of all new investors: My partner found this awesome contact somewhere who was a guy specializing in REOs and distressed properties. We met him two days ago. He showed us...
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I went to the NYS site and it was straight forward. Awaiting confirmation of name etc. Says I need to post in 3 newspapers? Not sure where to go from here? Thanks
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Hello People,
My wife and I took the step of going out today to get pre-approved from the bank. In turn, it will take a couple of days to hear back but we are anticipating anywhere from 300-350k approval with a 10% d...