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I moved to Dallas in 2019. Soon after I got exposure to the world of real estate investing. I don’t remember exactly how I came across @GrantCardone content, but it seems hard to miss. I watched several of his videos ...
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Hi everyone! I'm leaving my teaching career the end of the school year. I've decided that I want to invest my money that I'll receive from the STRS into real estate. Originally I was looking at rolling it over into ...
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All,
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if a property is completely owned inside a tax advantaged account (SD IRA or 401k) then we are unable to take full advantage of tax benefits to real estate investors, correct...
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Hi guys, my name is Denita, living in Houston, Tx. I am currently an RN Looking to get into the world of real estate investing. I cannot describe the desire within me to get out there and just do it. I have recently b...
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Is it a bad idea to use a hard money loan as a downpayment for a turnkey property? I have one in mind at Rent to Retirement.
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Hi everyone. I'm looking to purchase rental properties in Milwaukee, WI. Purchase prices I'm looking at ranges from 35k-55k. Properties are all tenant occupied. Because of minimum loan/ property amount that lenders ha...
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I started wholesaling this year under an LLC. I've been setting aside a percentage of my wholesale checks specifically for tax purposes. I'm also a w-2 earner, being employed by the US Military, which makes me a part-...
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Hey there,
When forecasting a return for a corporate investment structure, do you subtract state and federal taxes from your ROI calculations? *** I ask as it doesn't seem that the BP deal calculators factor in state...
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I'm looking to invest in residential duplexes, tri's and quads. I left my W2 job a bit ago and can't find any lenders who will lend based on the cash flow of a property (they all lend based on the borrower's income). ...
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Is it standard procedure for banks to require 25% down for a mortgage on a duplex? Or could I find a conventional lender who doesn't?