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Welcome to our Question of the week! If you haven't voted in the poll, please do. We are talking about deal analysis this week. It seems to be challenging to commit to a deal if you aren't confident in your numbers. T...
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Hi Everyone,In a casual conversation the other day a friend said: 'You can't look for a quick return. Any money made will be over the long term.'That has been bugging me ever since he said it.Here's my question...Wher...
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When do you know it's time to call it quits on a property?
I have a SFH in MD that I purchased as a primary residence while living in MD from 2008-2010. I held onto it because I was (and still am) upside down and wo...
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I'll try to be brief. Looking for some advice on how to start out:Goals:Cash flow focused (SFR or Small Multi)'Retire' in 10-15 years (expenses covered, $7K a month)Issues: Full time job8 month old daughterBarely any...
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Hi Folks,I've been looking at communities surrounding my area (Portland and SW Washington) and considering investing there for a buy and hold strategy. I am wondering, though, if I should be excluding any of them by ...
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I am planning to use a combination strategy of BRRRR and house hack for my first deal and want to use hard money to purchase the property. I was told by a few hard money lenders at a local REIA meeting that it will be...
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Hey...is there a way that I can find out what someone paid for a home? I got an email about a property that's in pretty good shape, just needs some miscellaneous, cosmetic repairs and the seller (who is an investor) ...
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Newbie investor here. It dawned on me that if I pull out a HELOC to make a down payment on a rental property, and then finance the rest of the property, there will be no actual cash flow, at least for a number of year...