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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in St. Charles.
Purchase price: $230,000
Cash invested: $9,997
Duplex house hack
How did you find this deal and ho...
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What kind of paint do you use in the bedrooms of your rentals? I always used satin in my own home but am hesitant in the rental because I know it's not as easy to clean. Any recommendations?
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I'm getting my property painted in order to rent it. I left this painter I got for a week to paint. When I came back to pay him The job was half finished. The trim was not done, not painted completely around the ceili...
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Hello,I'm looking at replacing the coin-op washing machine that came with the property I purchased earlier this year. It generates about $60-$75/month. I don't view it as something that generates much income, it's m...
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The Hill: The Federal Housing Administration, the next housing crisis?This article popped up in my feed this morning. Have any of you guys read it?I know a lot of people on here are huge proponents of FHA financing, ...
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I have a few questions about qualifying as an individual for an owner occupied sfh with conventional financing. these will be specific to a newly divorced woman applying for the first time on her own.
1) is w2 inco...
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Hey All,
So here is the deal:
2 weeks ago I closed on a 3 bed 2 bath property for 40k. I put 10k down and had another 2k in closing costs. The painting and updating are looking to come out to 3k. So all in I am look...
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Shout out to @Brian Gibbons Gibbons he just took 30 minutes out of his day to call me and totally blow my mind with a strategy called a joint venture. Talk about awesome! I've never really heard of it before today. So...
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A few months ago I was pretty confused on whether to pick up a Duplex that'd been on the market for almost 6 months without any takers http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1630...The inside of the house was ...
Hey Everyone! I'm getting excited about 2018 and planning my goals for the year to come. I'm looking to move out of Jersey City and purchase a Duplex in Westchester, NY. I'm shooting to qualify for an FHA 203K loan de...