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So I have a few methods I’m trying for finding investment properties. My HELOC was just approved and processed last week but I’ve been actively looking the past few months. Method 1I look online at Realtor.com, Zill...
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Hi All,I’ve been in the waterpoofing business for over 12 years and have been reading up a lot lately about REI. I live in Bay Area (Northern California) and planning on starting my real estate investment portfolio. C...
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So, i am wanting to do some real estate investing- but currently I have been renting my own residence for the last 5 years. I am paying way more in rent than it would cost me to make payments on a similar home. In f...
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Hi everyone,
I probably should've browsed the forums a little more before introducing myself, but I have zero knowledge about real estate and I'm experiencing information overload trying to find answers to my questio...
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When I bought my property 6.5 years ago, I was a total newbie and pretty much did everything wrong. Bought when the market was still high (and interest was at 7.5%) and then shortly after, the bubble burst and my pro...
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I know this question has been asked a number of times...but I'm really struggling on this for some reason...and am looking for those of you more experienced to help me make some sense of this.The new rental I'm schedu...
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So right now I'm going for Petroleum engineering due to the fact that I work for an oil and gas company and I have a bright future with the company I work for that being said I'm purchasing my first rental property th...
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I do not have the intention of this, it simply came up in a conversation with a new wholesaler. I also am not referring to POF "Letters", I am aware of how those work. Just would like fellow agents/investors opinions ...
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Shelby County, Alabama kicked off the spring tax lien investing season with a bang on March 27, 2017. The big investors bid down redemption income to an average of 6% but that's still a respectable return in today's ...
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I am looking at forming a multi-member LLC with some other investors. I would be the managing partner. My concern is that this may be considered a securities transaction.
- There would be less then 35 members. Probab...