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Hey guys! Just thought I would throw this out there and see if anyone has advice for me, I am VERY fascinated by house-hacking, and have been watching / listening / reading everything I can about it for multiple years...
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Have been doing research to narrow down certain areas / cities to invest with buy-and-hold rental properties -- Florida continues to pop up in articles and when looking at metrics such as Pop Growth / Employment growt...
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Hello all! This is going to be a rather long post, but I am very perplexed on what I should do with my very current/upcoming situation.Long Story Short, for all intensive purposes I am about 100K in debt6k left on car...
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I went for a revisit and coffee session today .After some time, her homes came up for conversation.
Here's the break down....
Five homes free and clear,
owner 82 years old/ daughter 55 years old
Income cashflow:$...
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from something like this:
http://www.homes.com/listing/photo/168077768/1313_Fair_St_BOWLING_GREEN_KY_42101
to something like this:
http://www.designsponge.com/2012/01/before-after-modern-bungalow-renovation.html
a...
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http://www.realtor.org/topics/seller-financing/the...http://www.cnbc.com/id/47075854#.I dont see how a lease option violates this.
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I've owned (2) rental townhomes for 8 years - I've used a property manager and I've never once had any problems. However - - now, this won't just be a 'side' investment, I am out of my lifelong business career - - a...
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Have you guys seen this? An asset management company is planning on buying $1.5B worth of homes, or 5,000 homes at an average price of $300K, to operate as STR's. The plan is to focus on Miami, Austin and Dallas.What ...
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Since getting in real estate 11 years ago, I knew I wanted to buy rental properties. Then in 2013 I finally got the shot to do it after finally finding a private money partner to go in with and start buying. Since Jul...
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As a business owner already, I have seen many say, "You are so young, how did you start?" "Where did you get the funds to do it?" or "Where did you learn what you know about business?"I answer all the questions as hon...