James Bailey
Dipping my toe in the waters of rental properties
I'm new to real estate investing but want to grow my investments beyond the paper assets we have. I live in Southern California but don't believe that investing here is in my best interests given the high cost of livi...
Eric Calabrese
More money down on a deal?
Hey fellow pocketers, so I’m officially pre-approved by two lenders which I will most likely go with USAA since not only is the rate cheaper but it lowers my car insurance but that’s another story. I noticed both lend...
Herndon Davis
Should Your First Primary Home be a Rental/Commercial Property?
It's time to dump conventional wisdom, conservative thinking and the status quo when it comes to real estate investing. In this day and age there are multiple methods to buying and investing in real estate. But what...
Herndon Davis
Should Your First Primary Home be a Rental/Commercial Property?
It's time to dump conventional wisdom, conservative thinking and the status quo when it comes to real estate investing. In this day and age there are multiple methods to buying and investing in real estate. But what...
Patrick Philip
What are the cheapest types of homes to build?
If square footage were all the same? I found premade plans on a web site and it gives me different styles of homes. The ones I like are: bungalow, colonial, contemporary, cottage, country, traditional.What are good mo...
Allan Smith
High Lumber Prices: What alternatives are there to build a house?
Why aren't builders trying other materials instead of stick-built homes? I just paid $72k for a lumber package on 4 1250 SF townhomes that would have cost less than half that a year ago. Almost every major metro area ...
Austin McDaniel
Use HELOC as down payment or buy outright?
I have 80k in a HELOC to use. I’m looking for insight on whether it would be more beneficial to use a portion or all of it as a down payment towards a rental property or if I should use it to pay cash for a cheaper one.
Jared Kampschroeder
Commercial renovation vs new construction
I'm looking to build an indoor race track. Would it be less expensive to buy a building and renovate it or buy land and build it from the ground up? We are looking primarily in Colorado Springs.
Cortez Dameron
I’ve worked hard to save money and get my credit right now what?
I live in the Bay Area where prices are sky high I’m looking to buy out of state will a traditional loan work ?
John Mano
Property Mgr/Handyman Network
Hello All,I own several rental properties in South Philly and lower Northeast. I manage and do most of the repairs myself. Whenever I go on vacation, I'm always anxious about urgent issues that may come up and I'm n...