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I'm new to real estate. My rookie brain would like to pick 3-5 areas to purchase STRs that compliment each other so that one area is cash flowing when the other is not. Like a summer beach house and a winter cabin. Is...
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This year has given us an opportunity to dig in to what we've wanted to do for a long time, BRRRR.For our opening move, we could go all in and cash only with a nice turnkey property in Florida via a REI partnership fi...
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Hi all,
My family owns 2 properties (1 triplex and 1 mixed-use commercial property) in the Bay Area that we're wanting to sell in order to invest in multifamily commercial property (mostly thinking a large apartment ...
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Hi All- So happy to have found this site. I am enjoying beginning to build my understanding of Real Estate investing and look forward to using the resources on this site. The podcasts have been so educational and insp...
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Do you go with a 30 year mortgage or 15 year? I just closed on my first REI and took the 15 year. It was $146 more per month on a $60k loan. Seemed like a no brainer with the interest savings. It's not cash flowing mu...
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I bought a duplex that I want to house hack. We just listed the downstairs unit and I’m getting a lot of people asking if we work with Section 8. Can I legally tell them “No” because of the ‘Choose your neighbor” laws...
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Hello:
Although we live in Napa, CA, our real-estate portfolio is with properties in the midwest. We just understand that area the most. After looking at some multi-family properties here in Northern Califo...
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So I have been investing in real estate in the south since 2021 and now have 5 properties. How do you know how many properties you need to retire? It's hard for me to know how much cap ex and repairs will be in the fu...
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Hi guys,I am getting ready to invest out-of-state since I am focusing on buy-and-hold positive cashflow properties and I live in NYC, which isn't good for that kind of thing. I am fully willing to accept a lower CoC r...
Hi,This is Sohel. I live in California but increasing house price here is making me think to purchase a rental property first instead of buying first primary residence. I am interested in Phoenix area apartments, cond...