Scott Benton
Are there mortgage brokers for private money loans?
Before the 2007–2008 mortgage meltdown, getting a conventional loan was much easier. If you could prove you had income on your tax returns whatever the source (1099, temporary positions or non full status employee pos...
Ana Marie B.
Interesting Anti-Landlord Ordinance Approved in Seattle
Curious what others think of this new pro-renter ordinance approved in Seattle. Would this make you think twice before investing in Seattle RE?In a nutshell, this ordinance aims to ban "discrimination by landlords a...
Jordan Decuir
MF Deal Sourcing
Ok...I get it...apartment investing is THE best way to use real estate to escape the rat race in a short-ish period of time. How are you sourcing and financing the deals to allow for the escape of the 9-5?
Bijou Marguerite
DOM Question on Selling a Property in Chicago
Hi, everyone,
I'm looking to see if I can clarify my understanding on Days on Market with the help of this community. Thank you in advance!
I listed a residential property in early July through an agent but was unsu...
Marco Morkous
LLC or not? What do y’all think?
For some reason most hard money lenders require having an LLC or business entity. What do you guys think about that? Up till now I haven’t felt the need to form an LLC because I haven’t even bought one investment prop...
Shaminique Mason
Help! Pregnant and getting laid off!
Hello I am new to the forum and somewhat new to investing (I bought one house rented it and sold to my tenants 3 years ago) I have been working as an accounting since graduating college in 2008. I am pregnant with my ...
Cole Martin
Corporate Rentals - Any downsides?
Let me preface this post by saying this is going to be my first property purchase. With that, I want to do everything in my power to ensure that this deal will be a positive experience. I have recently found a 2bed/2b...
Nathan Speary
Airbnb vs Vrbo, eggs in one basket, and rankings
I’ve gots ground STR business. A few years ago I had about 40% of my bookings coming from VRBO but airBnB gained significant traction, and soon 95% of my bookings were from AirBnB with a 90% occupancy rate. Sounds go...
Phil Carpenter
Financing a syndication deal
I'm looking at a potential syndication deal and am wondering ... do investors ever finance these deals? If so, how? I was considering the possibility of covering at least some of the cost of a syndicate investment usi...
Brittney Lynn
Newb Reality Check
Hi Guys!
I am looking to break into the world of home ownership very soon and have a few questions.
I currently live rent free (woohoo) at my moms house on Long Island. Prior to that I was living in NYC...