Erik Tsou
Moving to Ventura - Thinking of house hacking suggestions rec
Hi everyone, I've decided to move to Ventura CA in June. I've started my search for houses and I really want to house hack. So thus far there are couple of options that I am considering.1) Find a house with big lot an...
Benji Halpern
How to invest $100k for my first investment property
Hi! I've saved up $100k and am looking to invest the money in real estate. I currently live in Los Angeles and am not so excited to invest nearby because of the high prices and unfavorable laws towards land lords. Add...
Ashley Goes
What Advice Do You Wish You Had on Day 1?
Hi guys,I'm brand new to the REI world and am diving in head-first. Quick background: I'm 24, working on building my own personal training business (therefore not at a W2 job), have fantastic credit but not a massive ...
Joshua Aycock
Article: A thought experiment - Real Estate vs S&P500
AND imagine the real estate is NOT cash flow positive. Consider the ‘negative cash flow’ as simply additional reinvestment…just like the S&P.
I am all about building cash flow over time through real estate. Howev...
Dennis Constanza
House Hacking Rules in San Francisco or Los Angeles?
Hi everyone, Just found out about this community recently and have been trying to absorb information as much as a sponge through reading. Just graduated in 2020 and moving into tech sales. Have been doing some modest ...
Karen Margrave
CREATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS
I've posted many times about my house in Redding, CA. It's a 4600 sq. ft. house with 2500 Garage/shop building that has full kitchen, bathroom. I am converting it to ADU unit for additional legal rental income. In add...
Tyler Schochenmaier
Moving to Washington DC area in Nov...buying first home!
Greetings. Finally got my assignment notification and I'm being moved from England to the Washington DC area to work at the Pentagon. I'm a single captain with no kids or pets and looking to buy my very first home :...
Henry Bagh
Make it make sense (Trying to SCALE into purchasing SFV Rentals)
Hi all, I have about $1M saved and I am looking to get into buying rentals out of state. I live in Los Angeles. I don't mind doing the dirty work, I don't mind working hard. I just want numbers to make sense. I also p...
J Kilroy
Lenders that appraise ADUs accurately so I can increase my HELOC?
Does anyone have a recommendation for a lender that values ADU's in CA "accurately"?
We completed our ADU earlier this year at our primary residence and it has been a great cash flowing investment. We used a HELOC...
David G.
Finding an Investor Friendly Contractor In LA is Impossible?
Hi GuysAfter 7 years of doing Airbnb; here is my next move.HOUSE HACK
Get a rehab loan (Fannie Mae Homestyle at 20% down) to buy, rehab, and live in a beautiful SFH pool home in LA County. Preferably Woodland Hills o...