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Philly Landlords,
I am paying the water utility on my East Kensington duplex and just got hit with a $485 water bill (when it averages $112 in the summer)! I sent the plumbers in, and they found a leak in the wall du...
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Hey everyone!
I wanted to get some advice about my investment property. So, in 2020, I bought my first house with only 5% down. I put in a lot of work and made some improvements while I lived there for a year, which ...
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I'll cut straight to the point:I am purchasing a 3 family to house hack and I want to get rid of PMI as soon as possible. Here are the numbers.Purchase Price: $335,000Gross Income $3600.I have the money to put down 3...
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Hi again, Trying to pick up some of my research in the STR market in the Smoky Mountain area. I am putting together a spreadsheet with some costs to help understand a the end game a little more - i.e. cash at the end...
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Pursing a first-time home purchase and FI (financial independence) seems not possible from my position. Do you agree? What am I not considering? Should I change my risk-tolerance in order to pursue both goals? Any gui...
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Has anyone ever hear of a business called Phoenix FCE Capital Limited, they are suppose to be a private investor/Angel Investors. I got an email from them saying they can help me with 100% Financing, which sounded...
I am an aspiring real estate syndicator looking to invest in apartment buildings around major universities, and renting them out to a niche group of university students. Based on my research, I feel this is a group...
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Background; I've 1031'd 4 homes in the past 3 years. I either turned one home into 2 or traded a smaller home for a nicer home that will hopefully appreciate and cash flow more. My long term goal has always been to do...
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Hey everyone, not sure if this is the best place for this question...
But I have a question about hard money lending. I've been researching some lenders in my area and most say they only give LTV of 75%. My question i...
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Just starting out here...
Have $50,000 to invest in real estate.
Would you:
A) Buy one Condo / Apartment outright (paid in full) and rent it out
or
B) Mortgage two Condo / Apartment's (...