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I am looking into getting a HELOC on my rental property (so that I can make more competitive offers on future investment properties/ access the equity for renovations), but it seems like most banks say that is "too ri...
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I am writing this based on many comments on which neighborhood to house hack in Houston I have seen here.
Houston, Texas offers several neighborhoods that can be ideal for house hacking, depending on your specific pr...
I'm putting together my first offer. I found a buyer wanting to sell a duplex in Texas. I have driven the property, met with the owner, but I have not yet had an inspection or walked the inside of the property with th...
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So, I have an off market deal that is in the works with a local REI. I traded some private coaching for his son in order to be able to purchase any multifamily unit of his that he has procured in a recent buyout from ...
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Hello, all!My wife and I are looking to diversify into a new market and Ohio has been on our radar for quite some time. We are hoping to zero in on one or two so we can start building connections in anticipation of b...
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https://fox59.com/news/fishers...I’m in Indy and have noticed a few articles like the one above where city officials are seeing the trend of out of state investors buying up the houses in Indy and making it a rental i...
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Hi everyone,Looking at multiple properties in the Pawtucket area and came across one that is priced well due to needing a lot of work. I hadn't thought about doing any sort of rehabbing for our first house hack but it...
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I have two homes in Missouri that I made offers on for $63k and $77k (paying 25% down on each). Then our loan officer said the underwriters rejected them. She explained they are lower priced homes so they have a har...
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How would you go about finding an equity investor and/or seller financing? I would like to get into STRs via sweat equity. I believe I have some decent education in STRS and having an investor with some real estate ex...
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How do you get estimates on needed rehab for a property? I am new to this and have never had to do an estimate? Do I hire someone to walk property with me and help me with estimates? At least for first time till I get...