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Hello Everyone, I'm hoping to get perspectives and suggestions on if I'm taking the correct approach to FINALLY beginning my REI journey. Or even someone to play devil's advocate and challenge me on something I may no...
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Is there any way to count a room in a 4/2 house towards DTI on a future purchase? I'm sure I already know the answer to this question and I'm going to owner occupy one room and rent 3 out LTR. My DTI ratio is high b...
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We took the plunge and through a 203K loan was able to buy our very first property. When we first visited (July 2023) the duplex, the previous owner told us that the tenants (older couple with one of them being a reti...
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The property I have an offer in for just countered back changing my 14 day inspection to seven days. My concern is that the reputable companies I called all said that they are booked out a week. This particular proper...
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In February of 2016 I inherited two properties one of which has 200 acres of farmland that I lease as well.
Although the land is worth a bit it doesn't make all that much from the crops.
I would like to keep them ...
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Hey guys, I know this is a dumb question and forgive me because I'm just getting started.....
But I've been searching for REO's on bank websites such as fanniemae, ocwen, wellsfargo, countrywide etc... They list the...
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I'm going to make this a simple discussion starter. I've been looking at multifamily homes utilizing large college rentals. In my opinion this will not guarantee but it will assure more odds of getting rooms rented fo...
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February saw Austin's attraction strength for new residents hold steady against San Francisco, New York, and Dallas. Nashville still has a slightly stronger trend for attracting new residents than Austin does. Chicag...
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We are looking at our first flip. The previous buyer blacked out after the house tested positive for meth.After speaking with a remediation expert in the area it seems that even with that cost this flip is a good buy....
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Why would a lender or real state agent be whiling to do business with an inexperienced person? Would a real state agent be willing to work with someone or partner some how with a person (in my case a Painting Company ...