Adrian Smude
What should my brother's first property be?
My little brother is pre approved for 140k FHA loan. He's looking for an investment. He makes decent money and travels for work a lot. He's not looking to stay in the corporate world forever so he's looking to buy ...
Samson Kay
Can I live in the 20plex that I buy?
Not that i'd want my tenants to have 24 hour access to me by knowing I live in the building, but financially it might make sense to live in the building that you are trying to either rehab or improve on vacancies u...
Account Closed
USDA/FHA loans for raw land acquisition
Can a USDA or FHA loan be used to purchase land that I intend to build a house on? If not is purchasing the land though a conventional loan and then getting a construction loan the only way to go about putting a house...
Taylor Chiu
Difference between 203k loan and new CHOICERenovation product?
Hey everyone, Freddie Mac just came out with a CHOICERenovation loan. Any ideas how this differs from the 203k loan? Seems like both cater to those who need to finance rehab costs, but I imagine there is more to it th...
Matt Holt
Investing in Small Towns
Hi everyone,So I always here about people buying properties in these giant metropolitan areas, but that’s not in the cards for me at the moment since the price skyrockets when you get into these areas. I have a few pr...
Brent H.
Lake Martin (AL) or Auburn University Short Term rentals
Curious if anyone has had success with short-term rentals at Lake Martin or Auburn University in Alabama?And/or ----if anyone has used their rental or rental LLC to qualify for in-state tuition? Thanks
Jacob Plocinski
Long Term BRRR
I'm currently looking at personal residence that I want to turn into a investment property. Most likely around a 5 year turn around. The home is currently listed for 120k. It's a 2 BR 1 BA and an estate sale. Rough es...
Page Huyette
Land and construction financing question
This is a follow up to my post How to finance a rental guest unit but since the parameters have changed, I'm starting a fresh post.
We are looking at purchasing raw land adjacent to our primary residence, bui...
Jordan Roberts
Joe Biden Tax Credit Strategy
Ok, so this may be a long lead up, but I'm explaining the whole strategy here. I posted yesterday another topic asking about how cool banks are with letting your primary house sit vacant for 1 year, then using it as a...
Austin Gallogly
International Retirement Programs
So while I was looking into Belize Real Estate, I noticed that Belize offers a retirement program. You can find the details here (http://www.century21belize.com/retirement-program/), but that isn't the purpose of this...