After doing some digging around and speaking with several lenders, it seems that the normal guidelines for banks to fund an investment buy and hold property is a 25% down payment, plus 6 months worth of mortgage payme...
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Hi All!I am a new investor and I am open to any and all advice that you all may have. I am looking to purchase my first property within the next 6 months. Currently debating between buying an investment property right...
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1 Setup Self Directed IRA Account and fund it.2 Buy property $100,000 with funds from the SDIRA.3 Collect rents, pay expenses, manage property through SDIRA.Questions: Can the IRA take out a (non-recourse) loan ag...
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I have a situation where a 94 year old friend is a motivated seller. He is willing to do a master lease option with me. I want to acquire the 4 plex units and keep it as a buy and hold. I don't plan to sale once I acq...
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Trying to help a buddy out. He's buying a place and the sellers are asking to hold on to the drapes which are hanging from a curtain rod. Additionally, they have offered selling him the Murphy bed which is bolted into...
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Hello BP, I got bedbugs in the upstairs unit of a 4-unit apartment. An inherited tenant just moved out and left some couches, a dresser, and a lot of little nick-nacks everywhere in the one-bedroom apartment. She then...
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My name is Femi Otuyelu, and i'm a cash flow consultant. Currently, buying performing, sub-performing, and non-performing financial instruments (mortgage notes, trust deeds etc.). We help people who can’t qualify f...
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My daughter and son in law plan to buy their first home with a USDA loan. They have already been pre-approved for USDA and loan amount. I would to know who is expected to pay the points on the mortgage and closing co...
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I currently have a 4 plex, duplex and live in my SFH. My rentals cash flow around $4,500 a month. I just recently purchased and rehabbed the duplex so I do not have much capital at the moment. That being said, I have ...
I'm slowly working my wife into the realm of cashing out refinance to buy an investment property but the big hangup I'm running into is the time it will take to manage tenents.I understand some can be a pain in the bu...