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New guy here. Thanks in advance for any help or guidance you can provide. I am looking to purchase a 2-4 unit MFR as my first foray into real estate investing. My goal is to have a property management company manage t...
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Hello BP,
I was just wondering how many of you have told your boss and/or co-workers about your real estate business.
I have not mentioned real estate investing to anyone at work for many reasons. One ...
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My husband and I have some money we are looking to invest. We have been considering buying and flipping a house in Cleveland or Detroit area. We really have no experience in this and aren't sure where to start. We are...
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I have a HUD property on contract which expires on 1 Dec. I had 45 days to close. Since this is my third property I chose not to go with a conventional loan. I assumed banks wouldn't want to talk to me anymore. Plus I...
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I'm thinking of getting a realtor license (in PA) to represent myself on purchasing rentals/investment properties.
The benefits are meaningful:
-Main benefit: Get 3% of the purchase price as cash (or a portion of ...
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My wife and I are diving into the idea of vacation rentals for the long term. Basically, acquiring a good number to be there for retirement. We are fortunate enough to not "need" income from these properties right now...
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We are under contract for a 630K Single Family Home in Port St. Joe, FL and are looking at insurance options. Property is not directly on the beach, it is about 5 houses back from the beach. So about a 300-400 ft wa...
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Hello all,I was hoping to connect with a few of you who have purchased turnkey rentals from Nathan's team at Bridge Turnkey in Kansas City. I have done my best to research the market, visited KC and met the Bridge t...
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Hello experienced investors. I've been going back and forth on this duplex trying to make sense of all the numbers and am at a crossroads and would really like some help analyzing this purchase.I ran the numbers as if...
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What kind of rates are investors getting from private lenders? What's the holding period? Are the payments interest only?