Nick Frankus
Negative cash flow in lieu of principle only payments?
I have a seller willing to carry owner financing with no money down, principle only payments with a 2 year balloon. The payments she is willing to take would result in a negative cash flow when rented for the 2 ye...
Heather R.
Getting ready to buy my first small multi-family
Hello,I am generally a lurker, and I find posting on forums very intimidating. I usually listen to the BP podcasts and I love reading about real estate and financial independence. But I am gearing up for my first mult...
Amy Thatcher
Refinancing a mortgage held in another's name.
My father purchased a home with a mortgage in 2005 (I had recently divorced and my finances would not enable me to secure the mortgage). He then added me via a quitclaim with Joint Survivorship. Since that time I hav...
Arthur Wong
Why I won’t invest in F-class properties again
I bought my first US investment property in an F-class neighbourhood that in essence showed a 25% cap rate. It cost me $23,500 all cash to purchase plus closing costs (honestly, I didn’t know anything about neighbour...
Account Closed
Financial plan for a FHA on a live in duplex.
I am trying to put together a Financial plan for getting a live-in duplex on a FHA loan. I basically what to get a FHA loan and live in which is required and have a the other unit rented out. I'm just starting out and...
Mark B.
HELOC in Georgia for SFR
Hello allI purchased a single family rental property in Forest Park, GA 2 years ago with 20% down. Recently I've been looking around on the web and the approximate value of the home has increased by about 10K. With ...
Matthew Schroeder
Denver Apartment Rents Drop (Denver Post)
The most recent quarterly data from to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver (AAMD) shows that the Denver rental market is cooling off (see link to article below).Average apartment rents in metro Denver fell for t...
Scott Passman
Covid-19 Shutdown Tipping Point
I think we've reached a tipping point where it's beginning to look like the economic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is causing far more harm than the lives it (may) save. While shutting down some busin...
Shane H.
SDIRA custodians in KS? Also quick ? on the rules of lending?
Hi all - I'm a relative novice on the subject of using an IRA to invest in Real Estate and am familiar with the basics.I am in partnership with my father in "XYZ" LLC. Our LLC presently owns 4 properties (1 duplex, 1...
Francesca S.
Newbie from Los Angeles, Open to Out-of-state and International Markets
Hello!My name is Francesca and I am totally new to the real estate field. I am an architectural designer that is interested in having additional sources of income through rental and fix-flip properties. The Southern C...