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I’m getting ready to buy my first rental property within the next 2-3 months . I have 13k saved up and I intend to use an FHA loan.The multi family properties in my area are about 300,000+ for a 2/1 duplex . I found ...
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Hey BP - My wife and I started investing in real estate a little over two years ago. We currently have 4 SFRs in our portfolio. We both have good careers in sales (not real estate), with a combined 27 years of earnin...
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How will the actual crisis impact the real estate market in your opinion?
The fact is that , justified or not, the crisis has already hit many businesses including hospitality & tourism, transportation, financial...
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Hello RE friends,
In an effort to move beyond theory (e.g. reading, speculating, postulating) and into practice there was a need to invest in a commodity.
Commerical paper doesn't seem as interesting because it's ...
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Hey Everyone,
So I finally got a house under contract after about 10 previous offers on houses. This is a 3bed/2bath that is 1588 sq/ft and is an REO that needs mostly cosmetic work. I have it under contract for $1...
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I gotta tell you. I'm frustrated. Maybe I'm alone. However, sometimes it feels as though I am the ONLY one who seems to "get it." As a Realtor®, I recognize the inherent brainwashing that goes on in the industry wi...
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Hi there -Just listened to podcast episode #214 of the podcast and was surprised by Joel Sherlocks statement that REI in Canada didn't made much sense for him/his company so they went to the US/Arizona instead..We're ...
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I think I wrote this post a dozen times and deleted it. I'm not sure how to ask it.
In 2013 I lost my step mother(mom) to cancer she left behind many assets and a bit of money for my family and I. Earlier in 2013 I a...
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I read articles, blogs, books and guides about wholesaling and they make it seem so simple and easy. I'm the wholesaler, I find a great deal. Then I find an investor they buy that deal under contract from me for a fee...
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