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Hello all, I'm a REI newbie looking for some advice. I'm trying to buy properties in southern california. I'm currently working with an agent to look at houses and found a couple of SFR that interests me. When ask...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $212,000
Cash invested: $13,000
Sale price: $275,000
First flip bought in May of 2018, this was a lived in flip...
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Hi, looking to invest into a single family home to rent out. Is it common for a bank to say that they need 35% down and the longest loan length they have is 20 year variable interest rate? From what I understand, that...
Hey BP-ers, I'm looking for advice from anyone who has made the leap from flipping to new construction. Here's what I have:- A lead on a not-yet-listed $2M lot in an up-and-coming coastal town in the San Diego area t...
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Seller claims 6 of 7 units are rented, but none of the pictures in his listing show a single car in the parking lot. I'd expect no-matter the time of day this shouldn't be the case. Am I paranoid? Should I even was...
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So I bought my first home (duplex) using a VA home loan a few months ago. Everything went well and now I’m ready to buy my second home (triplex) but there’s a problem, Underwriting!!I am being told by numerous lenders...
What do investors prefer?
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http://www.cbsnews.com/media/the-10-hottest-real-e...Here's an article that says that Orlando will see the largest rise in home prices this year, at 5.7%.Considering real estate as an investment, these returns are ver...
Hi Everyone, I have a property under contract in the south side suburbs of Chicago. The inspector found an oil tank and he told me this could be a serious issue. We couldn't look at the tank because it was underground...
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I recently learned that there are a lot of people in my area that rent rooms to travelling nurses and other professionals on a month to month basis. I'm leaning toward doing this for now to get my feet wet and to sav...