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Hello! My name is Jonny Baltes and I currently reside in Manhattan, New York. I recently graduated from Lehigh University and since graduation I have been working as a Logistics analyst for an industrial construction ...
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Hi everyone,I live in a more expensive market, so I’ve been considering using an owner-occupied loan as to only have to provide 3.5% (or something similarly low) for the down payment. I’m priced out of my local market...
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I'm a 19 year old driven, coachable Real Estate Investor in the making. At 19 I know entry level plumbing, entry level residential HVAC very well, I've learned a little electrical, how to mud and tape drywall, how to ...
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I closed on a 4plex 6 days ago. At closing I learn one of the tenants is 2 months behind and "playing games" with his rent. Today the former owner took him to landlord court to get him evicted and get a judgement to c...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) commercial investment investment.
Purchase price: $289,000
Cash invested: $25,000
4 2 bedroom units bringing in $800 for each unit. I am currently livi...
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Hi All, what's been your biggest lesson you learned after getting into real estate. I'll go first. I had a W2 I wanted to leave and thought that owning 30 rental properties would be enough to retire from corporate lif...
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Here's the scenario. One of my tenants has been 2 - 3 weeks late on rent (pays the fee though) ever since she moved in mid-march. In hindsight, I see what I did wrong, but can't change that now.My tenant on the other ...
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Looking for some some input on my negotiation status. After my initial offer, the seller countered. I countered his counter, then he responded with a "best and final". How appropriate is it for me to respond with MY b...
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I’m new to wholesaling and I spoke to the owner yesterday. At first he wanted to go through with the cash offer, but now he wants to do Seller financing. The house is Free and clear but he wants to finance with $25,0...
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I’m a 23 year old San Francisco native and I’m completely new to the real estate game. I’m looking to get my start through bird dogging/wholesaling so I can build wealth for long term investing. Happy to connect and r...