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Is buying auction homes a good idea, and what is the best strategy for doing so? What happens if the starting bid is too high and nobody takes?
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Hey everyone,I'm looking to purchase my first investment property. I'm from the southwest suburbs of Chicago and have a few known options, and I'm sure a few unknown options. I just purchased a 2b2b condo in Decembe...
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I am looking to buy a multifamily investment property. I am narrowing my search to a 2-4 unit building in the Indianapolis area.
I am starting the process with 2 activities:
1) Reaching out to brokers in the area
2...
Hi guys, looking towards a first rental property and was hoping a few could review the hard metrics to see if this would be a good return.
Price=$400,000
Down=$40,000
Annual rental income=$27,000
Annual expenses...
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I am trying to evaluate 38 separate homes, is there a tool, spreadsheet or software that I can use to input all my data to come up with ROI or do I need to write my own? second, this is at least a 1 million dollar dea...
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Does anyone have any specific advice or experience for purchasing bank owned and foreclosure properties from auction.com? If so, can you please share? I am new to investing and looking for opportunities to invest out ...
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I went with a realtor to look at a 2 family home. Upon arrival we couldn't get in. The seller told my agent that the tenants were not being cooperative. So they suggested my options were to purchase it unseen or wait...
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I am located in Florida and looking for information regarding "subject to" deals. Are there boiler plate sales contracts available to download, or do I need an attorney do prepare such a document for me? Does anyone h...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Knoxville.
Purchase price: $120,000
Cash invested: $129,000
First Duplex
What made you interested in investing in...
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happy Easter! I’ve been incredibly lucky and have an opportunity to put $50,000 cash down on what I want to be my first rental. I have a lot of experience in real estate and property management but not in buy and hold...