I would like to keep this short and sweet. I need some advice. I have recently purchased a two family home which i occupy, as well as inherited tenants whose lease is not over till June. couple things we found out the...
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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Hello everyone! My wife and I are looking to start our real estate journey! Currently we live in Hawaii and I am an active duty Soldier, we have decided that investing in Hawaii is too much of a risk for us at the mom...
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I am looking to get into REI and have six figures in retirement accounts to potentially obtain multi family in Chicago market.
Friend / Mentor uses Equity Trust Company to purchase and hold real estate in IRA throug...
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I'm looking for some protection against a tenant who will break a lease, especially during the winter months when it might take more than one month to find a replacement tenant. A early termination fee in the lease, w...
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I'm trying to break the paralysis of analysis. I've done one bad deal.
I see REI as the only viable way to accumulate wealth for my family's circumstances.
1. The following is in outline form so that I don’t worr...
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Hi! I am a total newbie so please take it easy on me. =) But I'm wondering if it's worth it to consider buy and hold investing in the Triangle Area, NC (Raleigh-Durham). I just learned about the 2% rule and it doesn't...
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I am not a economic expert or do I really follow market trends, so I would like advice from people smarter than me on this topic like @Ben Leybovich and @seanWe have pretty standard commercial financing on 1/2 our por...
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Morning BP Family!We are at day 29, which would be 3 days past the drop from 219,9 to 209,9. Our agent should be contacting his list of guests that walked and other interested clients to obtain feedback from their wa...
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I repeatedly read negative comments about investing in Turnkey properties and I would like to hear from those that have had positive experiences and what you did to tip the odds in your favor of having your investment...