Priscilla Chin
Should I buy in NYC or Florida?
Hi everyone,
I am located in NYC and am looking to purchase my first property for long term rental investment here. I am still new to this and there is a lot to learn! Would appreciate any tips, insights, or areas o...
JOHN DALEY
Investing in Small Towns
What do you look for in a small town a couple of hours away from a metropolitan area and are trying to buy and hold? Is there a certain unemployment rate you look for? Specific industries? A certain percentage of p...
Ben Stanley
How do people invest in real estate while working a full time job?
I'm still in the learning phases, but trying to both stabalize my income and also figfure out how I could invest in real estate while working fulltime 40-50 hours a week. I imagine there is a lot of work and things th...
Michael Van
What is an acceptable rate of return to look for?
Hello all,Just trying to wrap my head around what people are comfortable with as far as a good rate of return?If I'm putting down I've seen these numbers all over the place for residential real estate where people say...
Josh Miller
STAY AWAY FROM NREIG (National Real Estate Insurance Group)
I'm too young to have a heart attack but that's what I just went through dealing with NREIG. Long story short I'm getting a portfolio loan through LimaOneCapital and they have some pretty specific request when it com...
J. Martin
SFH, 2-4 units, or 5+ Multifamily - WHY do you choose one?
Me: 2-4 units (including multiple houses on 1 lot)
Location: SF Bay Area; Richmond, Oakland
Why?
1) 30yr fixed rate financing. I plan on owning the "fix and hold" properties I buy for AT LEAST...
Grant Doyle
How is anyone buying investment properties right now?
I recently have had the chance to buy a dream property of mine as an investment opportunity. This is a house I lived in while in college and I have had my eye on it every since. The owner recently reached out to me wa...
Brooks Conkle
Looking for Skip Trace Tools to Track Down Sellers
Anyone have an efficient method (and economical way) to track down sellers of vacant properties?
If I don't find a better way, I'm going to take my returned letters and trash them (I'm just too ADD) - but I know there...
Account Closed
Would you get a house "subject to" at full retail value?
Would you ever use the "subject to" method to get a buy and hold property if you had to pay full retail for the house? I've watched several of my neighbor's houses sit for 6 months or a year with a for sale sign in th...
Sid Franklin
Chicago/Illinois Property Tax Hikes Making Me Jittery About Investing
Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy). Property taxes are already high, but ...