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I have a family member who is willing to give me a loan and hold the mortgage for an investment property. How do we get the loan officially "on the books" so that I can declare mortgage interest on my taxes?
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I was scanning craigslist for some deals, and made a few phone calls to see if I could arrange a seller financing deal on a 4 plex.... and it had already sold (darn) However, the seller offered a wonderful deal that I...
Hello,I am a newbie investor (started last year) with only 2 STR properties (1 - 1/1 condo in Corpus Christi and 1 - 2/2 Cabin in Gatlinburg). I have used a good portion of my cash savings to arrange for a 20% down pa...
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Hi all, 2 of my business partners and I are set to close on an investment property in Chicago next Friday. The seller already had an all-cash offer, and it was a great deal, so we looked for a way to beat out the oth...
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I’m looking into better ways of buying flip properties rather than going through MLS. I’ve found good deals on MLS, but they are few and far between, and now I need to get a higher volume of deal flow. Does anyone hav...
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Hi Guys,I'm buying my first investment property in Atlanta and the lender wants me to either give power of attorney to someone or be there in person. I'm thinking of giving limited power of attorney (Only to buy on m...
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Not sure if this is the proper forum, so please boot me over if I am in the wrong spot. But, I am thinking of creating an LLC with a around 100K from a SDIRA and I have an investor will match with 100K cash. I am wond...
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I am analyzing this deal and am trying to figure out the funding for it. The property is 200k, rents at 0.7-0.9% for the purchase price, Owner/seller says, he will finance 100k with 7.5% apr 30 yr Amortization, 5yr ba...
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I just got this text from one of my tenants. They have decent (not great) credit, have always taken ownership in the property (maybe now I know why?), and never been late on their payments. They're fully-employed, a...
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Being in a low yield area and confined to a daily job (low yield requires job) brings desire for out of town property. As best as I can gather buy and hold partnerships are problematic.
As an out of state investor w...