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Long time reader!! Just joint BP today for more 'funs'. I had been scared away from real estate rental investments due to horror stories of involving bad tenants, headache and on and on. As a consequence, I missed ou...
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Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment in Ames.
Purchase price: $445,000
Cash invested: $15,000
This deal is a 6 plex that I was able to buy for $445k with $15k down...
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Hello out there,I've always been interested in real estate and have a background in construction management, both residential and commercial. I've never been involved with buying or selling real estate, but my initia...
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Hello everyone,Been on the site a couple of times and finally joined. Very nice people and lots of knowledge from the posts I have read. Little about me, I'm 33 yrs old, I'm a union carpenter and bought my home my fam...
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Hello all! My name is Dylan and I am a brand new rookie to real estate and looking to network and connect with others. I’m open to all advice and suggestions on how to get started in the world of real estate. I’m exci...
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Hello Any and All, I would like to introduce myself: I'm 25 years old and a father of one. I live in Knoxville, TN, but am originally from southeastern Kentucky. I moved into the Knoxville area back in 2017. I curren...
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Hey Guys, needed a little help analyzing a deal. Property Price $99,000Rental Income - $900Insurance - $35 Prop MGMT $72Taxes - $34Mortgage - $429Vacancy / Cap EX - $75Down Payment $19,998Closing $3000Total Investment...
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Do you believe, with what data is available, that interest rates are expected to fall substantially enough (within the next 365 days) that it would simply make sense to wait instead of jumping in with such loan produc...
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So I'm getting ready to close on a property in a couple weeks and will need 40k to close. I have that in my bank but if I use it for the down payment I'll have little to no "cash" reserves. I have a 70k HELOC which i ...
I live in CA, looking for rental properties in Florida and Ohio. How do i know if it is still a good time to enter the market in those states. Any idea?