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I currently have two house-hacks that I've moved out of and are now full time rentals that cash flow roughly $800-1K per month each. When I started straight out of college, I used to think that I NEEDED 10 houses in 1...
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Well. I lost my job today. Nope, I didn't quit. I was laid off. I was working for a company called Gulfstream. They had to lay off 1,100 employees, and I was one of the unlucky chosen. So... What to do now?I really wa...
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I'm working on finding a rental property as my first deal. For right now, I'm focusing on pretty much turn-key properties. If I stick with this and spend all of my money allocated for real estate on this first prope...
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Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.
In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...
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Last January my husband and I started out as full time Realtors. Right off the bat we got 2 listings so he quit his day job and we hit the ground running. Since then we’ve had only a couple more closings from buyer tr...
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Hi everyone. I am new to real estate investing and I have been reading books and following the bigger pockets posts. I am looking to do my 1st real estate investment. Currently live in New Jersey so I will be doi...