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Hello,I am looking to do my first flip. I have been analyzing deals on the south side of Chicago and the south suburbs. I have a pre-approval for a hard money loan. Each of the homes I have tried to bid on had 20+ bid...
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I have been exploring the possibility of Airbnb and short term rentals, but lately there has been a lot of discouraging news about cities really cracking down on Airbnb's short term rental model. San Francisco and Par...
Hey BP! I am a very new investor. I just closed on one investment property and have my eyes set on a second one. I have a question about using a HELOC to make it possible to work on this second deal. I am thinking abo...
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Hey Everyone,I'm new in my REI journey. I had someone reach out to me regarding Real Estate Syndication and they went through a group called Vantage Horizon. It sounds like a really good place to start for a newbie ...
Just as the title reads. I’m about 45-60 miles from Columbus Ohio and think that is where I want to focus my investments. The drive doesn’t bother me much as I commute a lot already.
How far do you live from your ...
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Hello Pocketiers!
Another newbie from Milwaukee (a.k.a MILL-E-WAH-QUE according to Wayne's World:))
I am finally sending out my intro post after many months of reading and listening to the excellent podcasts and jus...
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Hey there!I am very interested in real estate investments, and I’ve just started dipping my toes into information and I’m reading a beginners book on real estate investing. I I believe that real estate investing is a ...
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Hi everyone,
I am new to real estate investing, but I am very excited to invest in my first property. I have saved enough down payment and am ready to go, just trying to find the right deal. The problem is that in So...
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Hi, I am a property investor in New Zealand with a portfolio of mainly small multi-families.I will be selling off some of my individual units in about a year's time which should give me approx US$640k. As I have learn...