I'm a realtor in Oregon. My principle broker last week dropped a bomb on us, saying that balloon payments are going (have gone?) bye bye, and that most people who are going to carry notes on their own properties, will...

Every SFR in CA should have at least 1 ADU. I'd even go as far as to say you are losing money every month by not having an ADU on your property. These new laws are only in effect till 2024. What's stopping you from ad...

Have seen it suggested that buying a mix of investment properties and notes is a preferable investment strategy. It makes sense but it seems people have their reasons for going one way or another.

Having only investe...

For those who buy and hold - how do you decide when to fold (sell)?

Here's the situation: Bought several OOS properties starting 2.5 years ago. We "chose" this location because my husband was assigned there for wor...

New guy here - 34 years old and I've been working as a Mechanical Engineer for 12 years.  Plan to continue for another 20-ish.  Just now starting to learn about REI and have been trying for a year or so to just look a...

I took a week off to satisfy Patrisha's desire to remodel our house (see the pictures here). But, a deal came across my desk. This is a 50+ room hospitality asset. It can be bought at rather low per door basis, even a...

Greetings All,First I must say how excited I am at finally being able to make my first diary post after so much planning, prepping, research, lamenting... You get the idea. Just to give some background, I've been lurk...

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I have some questions about investing in the USA and would like forumites’ opinions. I have been researching the opportunities in the US for some time now. I live in Australia.

My friend and I both found an in...