Michael Rutkowski
What is your STR vacancy, and is your market saturated yet?
You might have heard this one before... A small town in a beautiful location, with an under priced real estate market, gets swamped by investors who bought up all the property to rent to tourists. Sound familiar? It i...
Aaron Bostelle
Is buying in this city suicide? And other life choices.
The city in question is Reading Pennsylvania. I'm looking to buy my first owner occupant rental property. My experience is essentially nil so let me get you in on my thought process so you can critique it:In no partic...
David Carroll
Thinking about dumping my IRA to start real estate investing
Looking for your thoughts- I have both a Roth and Traditional IRA. I’m considering rolling them into a self directed IRA or solo 401k but hate the thought of a custodian. I’m also considering just pulling it all out a...
Scott W.
Hard money loans question
I know someone who will do HML quite a bit the past 5 years & then goes to a refi after 6 months - think of it as a short-term loan. He's very careful these will appraise out before he pulls the trigger. He has a ...
Dean Bergstrom
DSCR, HELOC or traditional loan?
I have a free and clear, rented property I intend to keep for now, but want to get a loan to pay off another property's loan to 1031 it with no mortgage balance. Is the DSCR loan possible in this situation assuming t...
Martin Senn
Self directed IRA
Does anyone have good experience with a company that offers Self Directed IRA accounts? I have an account with Equity Trust but there fees are high ($350/year) and the service is marginal.
David Ivy
Austin Market Update - January 2023
The first market numbers of 2023 are out from the Austin Board of Realtors. While the price of a single-family home in Austin is down nearly 18% off its May 2022 high, there are strong signs that the market is complet...
Niranjan Kumar Goli
Turnkey Investment property providers
New member here! I'm looking into invest in out of state rental properties. I live in a HCOL area and my day job doesn't allow to invest time in BRRR. I'm Currently putting offers on Roofstock.com but looking much mor...
Yesenia Morales
Is this a deal? Bay Area home in hot market
I have a friend who's mother recently passed and has inherited her home. The home is in a desirable area with a school district with a good reputation. The home is about 35 years old but needs rehab, about 75K worth. ...
Gabriel Orduna
Possible deal in the works
Hello everyone,
I need some advice. I have a situation that I want to take advantage of but I’m not sure how to go about it. My wife’s family owns a home that they would like to sell for 690,000. I don’t qualify fo...