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I’m a 25 year old Active Duty Sailor and I bought my first property in 2018. 3 bed 2 bathroom (2 bed & a loft). My condo fees are $240 and I feel like they are high and impeding my potential cash flow.My immediate...
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A very common question I receive is, “Ben, whats the best places to house hack?” I can not answer that simply because... well it depends! Depends on your goals (short and long term), privacy needed, ability to work re...
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Hello:I am an American retiree who is presently living overseas in the Far East. I sold my home in Florida about 20 months ago and have been heavily vested in precious metals since. These assets will be used to...
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Hi everyone,I'm working on my first ADU build and I'm wondering with 925 sq ft whether I should go for a 3b/3b, 3b/2b or 3b/2.5. I've included a preliminary floorplan below.My goal with this ADU is flexibility in term...
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Just wanted to introduce myself. I live in the Phoenix/Scottsdale AZ area have been wanting to get in to real estate investing for the last seven years and never pulled the trigger. Finally, I’m at a point in my life ...
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Hello everyone! My fiance and I will be doing a house hack by summer 2022, we have been saving cash since July 2021. What are the major monthly expenses in a house hack? (Assuming we will be putting less than 20% down).
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I recently got my Real Estate License and joined the association primarily to learn the market and find deals for myself.
After starting investigations into two separate properties (the first two I looked at in fact)...
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Im invested in an industrial building. My LLC owns 33% of the building. We have been offered a proposal to be bought out. Can we take our profit from the buyout and 1031 exchange it into another property? Or is this n...
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What are your thoughts on a realtor putting in an exclusivity clause in a contract? I am a first time investor looking at out of state properties. My MIL is a realtor and she says that in her experience in Hawaii, she...
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Here are the most common fears and misconceptions I hear when people talk about house hacking.
Myth: It takes a lot of money to buy a house.
One of the biggest myths about buying a home is that it requires a lot of...