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"Why I Borrow for the Terms I Do How I handle the Balloon Payment"I almost always borrow money from private lenders to buy my houses. I borrow at the following terms;$0 Down payment8% InterestInterest Only5 yr TermNon...
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Hello Investors,
Only a few small number Everybody uses white rectangles for business promotion. So many utterly unique posts along the lines of "Help me get noticed by Bank XYZ, Seller XYZ, RE Agent XYZ."
Why not...
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Was curious if anyone was buying cash and closing and then reselling to another cash buyer who wants to rehab and flip or hold for a rental etc.My commercial real estate business keeps me very busy with clients but I ...
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Despite me having a good agent, I still have not been able to invest in anything in this market. The main factor, unfortunately, has been listing agents that don't communicate, aren't transparent or flat out ignore my...
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Hi,I own 36 house lots (65x1250) in East Texas. They are platted as 3 whole city blocks. They are in a small city but on the far edge of the main part of the city. Most here want to buy MH parks that are already up a...
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All, I am leaning more towards selling my Duplex. Here are my numbers:After all the expenses, my take home is around $1600/mth. The property appreciation is around 4% / year. This is low as compared to SFH. Not to...
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There is a property that the owner owes 133K, and wants 191K. ARV is 238K. I want to get this house under a 1st lien HELOC. I wanted to use hard money to get the property quickly, and then get the HELOC to secure the ...
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I was looking the other day at house prices in crumier Baltimore neighborhoods (no, not ALL of them are crummy, but many are). I see houses that are selling for about $40-50K that are appear fairly decent and seem...
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I am a local investor here in IN, and have recently thought about getting my real estate license to further my real estate business. Give me the pros and cons of doing so. As always, thank you for the feedback