Hi All, My goal is to purchase a multi family rental in 2018 and house hack it. I'm curious to know how much you all budgeted for reserves when you purchased your first deal? Would you take your 401k into consideratio...
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Hello, I've been fortunate enough to be doubling my money in the past couple of years by flipping (wholesaling/retailing), but is there any other way in real estate you could do this? Also, how about stocks or someth...
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I've brought this up before. About a year ago I was looking at apartments in Las Vegas to purchase, but most of the replies I got were that the market is too pessimistic.
I was looking to buy and hold for 5-10+ ye...
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I HAVE A FRESHLY REMODELED 4BR 2 BATH HOUSE THAT I'M TRYING TO GET RENTED. I'VE SET THE PRICE A LITTLE HIGH BECAUSE OF ALL THE RENOVATIONS I'VE DONE AND PEOPLE SEEM TO BE BALKING AT THE PRICE A LITTLE. I'VE HAD LOTS O...
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When is the optimal time to purchase multi-family residential property? With the impending recession, what are some considerations for aspiring investors? What echelons of property should be honed in on? Which shou...
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Going to try to negotiate the purchase of vacant lot tomorrow. Any advice?I’m meeting the owner of a vacant lot tomorrow to try to negotiate the purchase of a vacant lot in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s a killer pr...
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Does anyone have strong opinions either way about purchasing turn key properties for buy and hold investment? Have you had success with them and stand by the model, or on the flip side, have you had a negative experi...
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I’m not sure whether to buy a house or wait because houses are going to crash soon?