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Hello! I'm new to house flipping and feeling a bit apprehensive about moving forward with my first deal. Do any of you have some advice for this initial flip? Any tips or insights would be greatly appreciated!
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Every year I like to provide some predictions on what I think will occur in the upcoming year as it relates to seller financing, mortgage note investing and the like. So here are my predictions, feel free to offer up ...
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When using the 50% rule to evaluate rental properties what expenses are included in the 50%? Are taxes and insurance included in the 50%?
Thanks for your help.
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I'm in the market for a 15-30 unit multifamily. I'm looking in Washington State and am particularly interested in Spokane. Currently all the deals I'm seeing are at 2019 prices or even a premium to 2019 prices. Are...
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Looking to put in an offer on a duplex by the end of next week. One side is vacant, the otherside is rented way below market for the area. A few questions: Is there a contingency I can put in the contract to end curr...
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I love Bigger Pockets. The site and the podcasts have been responsible for my success, be it limited, in my real estate endeavors. The recent podcast advice stopped me in my tracks as I have started to really questio...
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For a wholesaling business I am thinking of the following names:
1. Brennan Residential, LLC
2. Brennan REI, LLC
3. Merrimack Valley Residential, LLC (MVR for short)
4. Merrimack Valley REI, LLC
I am leaning...
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Hi!I am currently looking and exploring opportunities in Puerto Rico - and would LOVE to speak to fellow people currently living in PR or the Caribbean - or those who are knowledgable. What's the market like for renta...
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I am a newbie and just established an LLC for the purpose of buying single family,duplexes and quads as buy and hold investments.
The mortgage broker just informed me that lenders will not finance a conventional mort...