Jason Merchey
How to Start
I have a little bit of knowledge about residential, but was thinking of liquidating some stock from the retirement account and diversify into commercial. Anyone have any book they particularly like, or know of any com...
Ryan Richmond
Buyer vs. Designated Agency
When my family and I moved to Greensboro in 2020, I was referred to a real estate agent through my relocation assistant. She worked for a major brokerage and after a few transactions, I grew to know, like, and trust h...
David Dachtera
My Credit Expert's Thoughts - Not Credit-Related
"Several people have asked me to share this... I said I would... So... Here goes."I remember a time not so long ago... My wife and I were making our daily trek to the bakery deli that my mother managed. This wasn't a ...
Ralph Noack
worth it to add a bathroom?
I'm renovating an old house and we're making 3 units in it. A 1 bedroom, a 2 bedroom, and a 3 bedroom. The 3 bedroom may become a 4 bedroom depending on costs and if its worth it to do the work. Each unit has 1 bathro...
Corey Dutton
Why Are Borrowers Always Shopping For a Better Hard Money Loan?
I’d like to share a story about a frustrating experience that lenders in the private money space experience all the time.
We are a private/hard money lender and we get a ton of requests from real estate investors and...
Bellman Tumasang
How would I start a private equity firm to syndicate apartments?
I want to start a private equity firm e.g. Blue Estate LLC and raise funds such as Blue Estate Equity Fund I LLC etc. Do I set up Blue Estate LLC then start first syndication single apartment building such as 10 units...
Anthony Abdullah
Why use anything but cash on cash return
Hello,Thanks ahead of time for reading and answering. I have a full-time job with a good income and I am a buy and hold REI, using the cash flow to buy more real estate. I will sometimes cash out refi to get cash to...
Jessica Steele
Calculating Rental Property ROI With a HELOC?
Hi everyone. I'm hoping that a clever, experienced investor can help me. Maybe I'm just terrible at mathematics, but I'm struggling to figure out how to calculate ROI from a house purchased via my HELOC.The numbers I'...
Josh Oaten
What Are Multifamily Investors Reading?
I am interested to hear what multifamily investors are reading as resources for their market information. I am currently reading Yardi reports, Marcus and Millerchap reports, ABI, CBRE etc, but am interested to hear a...
Andrew Carr
When to initiate the first move?
Hi all, I have been reading books and watching every seminar possible to prepare myself to invest in real estate (I believe I am addicted to the process). I know the only way I will be able to fully grasp the process ...