If I were to use my VA loan to get a multifamily (under 5 units), this whole idea of the one year stipulation keeps arising through other discussions. So my work around, option A. build rapport with a local bank and r...

Hi so I'm somewhat new to the real estate investing world. I have been soaking up as much information as I can from different outlets trying to decided what avenue to pursue and originally I had thought buy and holds ...

Hello! I'm new to REI and like many, think it's a good idea for me to get into whosaling. I recently ran across the debate of wholesaling being illegal without a listense because the wholesaler is essentially brokerin...

Hello Note People. I just wanted to stop in and share some of my takeaways from the Note Buyer’s Boot Camp held by American Home Preservation in Chicago last week. This post might be useful to newbies like me thinking...

I thought I had a great deal on a 4 plex, and got 20% off the list price.   We have a contract for a cash purchase.   The numbers are great.The home inspection yesterday disclosed that there is vermiculite/asbestos in...

In 2012 we hired a management company to manage one of our out of area properties in Illinois. What initially looked like a great match turned out to be a disaster, and we had to terminate the company after just one m...

Hi All,I am hoping I can get some advice regarding my situation with the general contractor I hired.My husband and I are doing our first flip and we took 3 months vetting general contractors to make sure we end up wit...

I decided to post this in the STR forum instead of Loans because I think we'll get better responses from those of us in the STR world.  In recent podcast #364, Avery Carl discussed her ability to purchase vacation ren...

I made a bad investment on a cheap warehouse in Detroit for my  landscaping business. I paid for in cash for 20k 4 years ago. It's in a very bad area and it got broken into a couple of times. Not feeling safe I moved ...

Hi everyone,I live in LA and have started looking at OOS investing seriously and some of these homes I see in the midwest for example go for 80-100k turnkey ready. That's not even enough for a downpayment for a shack ...