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Would anyone recommend taking on properties only as you can afford to buy them cash? Or is taking on debt in order to secure new properties recommended.Currently I do not like debt because of the obvious cost of borro...
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Today question is Universal Life Insurance (provider,) I am looking recommendations for companies that work with real estate investor? This policy will be used for real estate investment etc. Thank you for the input.
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! We are listing our rental duplex for sale and plan to do a 1031 Exchange into a REIT. We still have a small mortgage on the property but obviously won’t have one on the REIT so my question is this: If we wait and l...
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HelloI am looking to make my first property purchase and after trying to manage it alone I have started looking at turnkey options. I live in California but am looking to invest in Memphis.My thoughts are leveraging ...
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I checked with my bank and I should be able to get a new $560K HELOC on my primary home. I would like to get some advice from BP about the investing strategy using the HELOC. I am in 40's and pretty busy with my curre...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $135,000
1/1 per unit Duplex
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
It was a t...
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How can I get the seller to replace the roof with a new one? I think they will fix the plumbing leak and other cosmetic items. But was worked for anyone when buying an investment single family property to get the se...
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The S&P crushed it last year... So I think of it this way: Buy apartments, and use that passive income to grow your portfolio. Real Estate doesn't require you to trade your time for returns, like trading your time...
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I have $200,000 I’m thinking of moving to a SDIRA. Can anyone give me some ideas how to capitalize and a good Custodian?
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For those who use OPM as much as possible, why don't you use your own money more? How and where do you invest your own money? What level of return and risk do you target for your own money?