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I have yet to do my first deal.... My hesitation lies in the fact that in reading about starting out with lease options, there is some disagreement whether I, as an "arranger" of these lease/option deals, can actually...
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I recently found a guru offering a course about this strategy and while I will not be giving him any cash, the strategy has intrigued me as I've never heard of it.He says to find properties that are on the market or u...
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Commercial pro's1. Financing is based on more on the asset than the credit2. It can force appreciation easier by doing renovations and increasing rent.3. More income potential4. Multiple commercial properties can get ...
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Hey Team,I've started looking into real estate investing Oct. 2017 and have done 1 wholesale deal and am in the middle of a sandwich lease option deal, no pun intended. Since the lease option deal I've totally been pa...
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We just purchased a duplex, and on one side the lease term is NOT defined. It states the day the lease was created, but not for how long or when it expires. It does include a canned statement about month to month at t...
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Hey everyone I have been a member of this forum for like a week or so .. I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Mike and I deal with optioning homes in the preforclosure process.. i deal with the homeowners di...
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I am doing some basic market research and understand that I need to find data on population, job diversity, housing, vacancy, and more. I tried using the US census site, but I could not figure out how to isolate the d...
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Have you guys found sellers to be concerned when the investor is the one who is finishing up and closing the deal? How do you deal with this situation, how do you explain it to the sellers up front and during the pro...
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Hi, With recent legislation in Cincinatti and Seattle, certain landlords have to offer an installment payment plan for tenants to pay upfront costs. As a real estate investor myself, I am very curious to see if anyone...
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My clients have been under a legal binding contract for several weeks and were expected to close yesterday! All the contracts, terms and conditions were signed by both parties and the title company even validated th...