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When buying a house in a horrible condition that needs plenty of fixing, will the cost of the renovation be as high as the cost of buying a better house that doesn't need fixing?Say I want to buy a house to rent it ou...
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I have an exhaustive list for my investment strategy and I’m looking for second opinions. The general plan is to BRRRR a duplex and rent one unit while living in the other. Then using the recoup to fund my primary res...
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I have a question regarding financing options for my situation.Facts:
Own my personal residence free and clear.Have enough in savings to pay cash for one single family rental if I choose. Excellent credit.No debt of ...
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Hey guys,Is it just me or are these closing costs high?Closing costs of $15,000 on a $150,000 mortgage? Thoughts?
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So I’m just getting started with wholesaling in realestate. So far I’ve been looking at videos (mainly Jerry Norton and a few other gold nuggets but not gurus), I’ve joined Facebook groups, telegram groups and now bi...
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Concessions are a great way to make buying a home less expensive. There are a couple of ways you can use concessions and a couple of ways to get the seller to offer them. Here is an overview of concessions.
If you ...
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I am wondering if building would be better than buying. I live in Portland Oregon and the cap rates for multifamily are around 5-6% max.
My idea is to buy some land, and build a 4-plex on it. House hacking on one of...
Hi,As a first time home buyer, I want to learn and experience real estate so I would like to buy a duplex to gain experience as a landlord and get familiar with the processes. I found that most of recommendations to b...
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I want to purchase a multi-family home using my VA loan. How much total cash on hand is recommended to have before buying? Say I want to purchase a property worth 300,000 - 400,000, what is a reasonable amount of cash...
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I'm going to be purchasing my first rental properties in the next couple months with hard money loans. I would like to pull equity out soon after to pay back the loans and lower my monthly debt payments. I know that 2...